David Bloom
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Donald L Kohlstedt, 1Lt Vernon Mayo Hellesvig, 1Lt Jack T Davis, F/O Nino L Guiciardi
Front L-R: S/Sgt David'Dave' L Bloom, Sgt Marvin W Brown, Sgt Richard A. Martin, Sgt Everette Grayson Harris, T/Sgt Rex E Lewnfield
Object Number - UPL 37195 - "Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10151
Awards: AM, GC, POW, American Campaign, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26108
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eight Ball III
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
17 August 1923 | Son of Bessie K Bloom. | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH | 8 December 1942 | Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio |
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Other Baled out POW |
Brummen, Holland | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 POW. MACR 10151 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
30 October 2006 | ||
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Buried |
1 November 2006 | Mount Olive Cemetery Solon, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10151
