William R McCarren

Military

Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39764 'Santa Anna', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1706.

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Santa anna
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 20 December 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added a "Summary biography" per info in MACR 1706 at fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28708026

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Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #159 for 20 Dec1943.

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Mc" from the middle name field to the surname field.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 1706 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database