William Demming Struby
MilitaryAssigned to 429BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna; flak ko’d an engine headed toward Russian lines, crashed near Papa, Hungary; 21-Feb-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12461.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12208174 / O-827083
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dollar 98
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb 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 I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Denver County, CO | 28 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Denver, CO | 8 June 1942 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Papa, Hungary | 21 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna; flak ko’d an engine headed toward Russian lines, crashed near Papa, Hungary; 21-Feb-45 POW MACR 12461. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 21 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
3 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
Chicago, IL | 11 November 1983 | |
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Buried |
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, IL | Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum Chicago, Cook County, IL | |
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Based |
Amendola | 21 February 1945 | Assigned to 429BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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