Weldon F Holmes

Military

Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #4230107 - 'Black Magic'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30107) of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 June 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database