Wesley D Peterson

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4230163. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). He completed 23 missions. He flew as copilot on John M. Regan and William Scheil crews. He retired on 9 Feb. 1946.



POW, AM w/3Oak Leaf Cluster,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30163

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wheaton, Minnesota, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 September 1943

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 518, First Over Germany pg. 155-6, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 518 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…