William Neal

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102448, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mexican Hay Ride
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kentfield, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 29 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

Added S/N and updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4242 / MACR 4242, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database