Wesley H Krause
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17F 42-30737 'Ohio Air Force'. Crashed S of Chalons-sur-Marne, FR after exploding in mid-air. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ohio Air Force
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War |
16 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Nevada |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3245 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3245, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces