Woodrow P Moore
MilitaryWoodrow Moore was Navigator on B-17 42-29878 when it was shot down on the mission to Saint-Nazaire, France, 29 May 1943. Prisoner of War (POW) - MACR 1293.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Godiva
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | 24 July 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
3 February 1941 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
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Other bailed out |
29 May 1943 | of B-17 42-29878, over France | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 May 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland. Force-marched from there to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW records : "returned to Military Control 12 June 1945." | |
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Died |
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Buried |
Saint James Cemetery, Carsonville, Pennsylvania |