William W Provonsha
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Object Number - UPL 31040 - SSgt Provonsha (on right) with Lt Robinson. Photo credit to USAAF Class Photo Project ABMC American Cemeteries
LWG, Moore, I. Crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft VI,IV,XIII.
Toledo, OH
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy's Hellions III / Lucky Strike
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Half Breed
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 13C
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 March 1944 | Stalag Luft VI Stalag Luft IV Stalag Luft XIIIB |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
