Charles J Groeninger
MilitaryS/Sgt. Charles J Groeninger was the Left Waist gunner on B-17G #42-37750 (305th Bomb Group) that crashed on October 14th 1943 at Floverich-Puffendorf Germany. He became POW and was sent to Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary T
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cook County, Illinois, USA | 3 November 1921 | |
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Died |
Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA | 2 December 2008 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 14 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Removed some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database