Charles A Knothe

Military
media-40836.jpeg UPL 40836 The Willis D Smith Crew.
Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe,

Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis D. Smith, Lt. T. E. Trolinger.

Front, Lt. Harlan B. Bixby, S/Sgt. William L. Day, S/Sgt. John L. Norris.

From Leroy Smith. Grandson of Willis Smith

Object Number - UPL 40836 - The Willis D Smith Crew. Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe, Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis...

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29630 'Piccadilly Commando', Prisoner of War (POW).

''Augie" was shot down by flak on 31 Dec 1942 at 12:53. He and his crew members on the 'Piccadilly Commando' were captured by the Germans and taken to prison camp. My grandfather, Augie, was a Prisoner of War (POW) from 31 Dec 1942 to June of 1945. He was imprisoned in Stalag 17-B and then Stalag Luft 3.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Carl W Lindblad

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16126733
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

Crew of the Piccadilly Commando

42-29630

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Commando
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Maywood, New Jersey 5 June 1920

Other

Prisoner of war

31 December 1942

Died

11 March 1992

Buried

Damascus, Pennsylvania

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Added a connection to A/C #42-29630 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1985, Danianne Gancy, granddaughter

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