William J Skahan

Military

He was flying status on 01 May 1943.

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #4237718. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW, AM 1OLC,

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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

42-37718

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leavensworth, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Poland 9 October 1943

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 870, First Over Germany pg. 163-64, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…