John William Drummond
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Lt Drummond flew 47 missions with the 510th Fighter Squadron. He was shot down, by flak, near Vive , France on July 26th 1944. He bailed out, his P-47 42-27181, was hit in the engine by flak and it crashed and burned in the village of Gieville, France. Lt Drummond was captured by the Germans and sent to Stalag 1 , in Barth Germany. He was a POW for 10 months, North Compound 2, Barracks 4, Room 2.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ninety Six, SC | 29 September 1919 | Son of James William and Fannie Mae [Smith] Drummond. |
Enlisted |
Coronaca Aaf, Greenwood, SC | 13 January 1941 | Coronaca Aaf Greenwood South Carolina |
Other Shot down POW |
Gieville, France | 26 July 1944 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 26 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Ninety Six, SC | 3 September 2016 | |
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery Ninety Six, Greenwood County, SC | 6 September 2016 | Elmwood Cemetery Ninety Six, Greenwood County, SC |
Based |
26 July 1944 | Assigned to 510FS, 405FG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Lt Drummond flew 47 missions with the 510th Fighter Squadron. He was shot down , by flak, near Vive , France on July 26th 1944. He bailed out, his P47 ( 42-27181), was hit in the engine by flak and it crashed and burned in the village of Gieville, France. Lt Drummond was captured by the Germans and sent to Stalag 1 , in Barth Germany. He was a POW for 10 months, North Compound 2, Barracks 4, Room 2.