Charles A Kupka

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Recke-Langenakker on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37971. The crew that survived the attack baled out before the a/c broke up in the air. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

George L Calandros

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33206710
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Anthony Michael Tuberose

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11024424 at enlistment, then O-795518
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37971

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grundy Center, Iowa 26 September 1920

Died

19 May 2000

Buried

Kansas City, Missouri

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 10 February 1944 Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2526, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces