William B Blackmon Jr

Military
media-43877.jpeg UPL 43877 Harold Henslin crew
381st BG - 535th BS
Harold Henslin is kneeling, 1st on the left.
This crew was shot down on 28 April 1944. Only 2 of the crew, plus the command pilot onboard survived.

Object Number - UPL 43877 - Harold Henslin crew 381st BG - 535th BS Harold Henslin is kneeling, 1st on the left. This crew was shot down on 28 April 1944. Only 2 of the...

September 1943 - April 1944. Shot down 28 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38061 'Georgia Rebel II'. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIB.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Georgia Rebel II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 28 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4241, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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