Remington Montrose Ketcham
MilitaryGlider pilot, piloted Horsa glider with 8 x 101st Airborne troops crash landing, struck tree damaging the fuselage and wing of Horsa, vacated A/C into nearby wood followed closely by enemy troops, captured POW, initially to Dulag Luft 6-Jun-44. Returned To Duty RTD.
Also listed as a Private in the 303rd Bomb Group. Service number 12040420. Only 1 person with this name can be found in the NARA Enlistment records.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-1289
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Glider Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Horsa
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Rockville Center, Nassau Co., LI, NY | 2 October 1920 | Son of Philip R and Mabel Remington. |
|
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 4 January 1942 | New York City, New York |
|
Other Prisoner of war (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 6 June 1944 | Prisoner of war (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
|
Died |
Huntington Beach, Orange, California | 11 January 1999 | |
|
Based |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes