Dewayne William Pohl
Military
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UPL 56652
Chardi crew. 447BG
Rear L-R :- Chardi (P), Beall (B), Pohl(N), House (CP)
Front: Order unknown - Sgt's Robert Jackson (TG), Ernest Lacross (WG), Ray Sheppard (ENG), John Leonard (WG), James Magruder (BTG)
Rear L-R :- Chardi (P), Beall (B), Pohl(N), House (CP)
Front: Order unknown - Sgt's Robert Jackson (TG), Ernest Lacross (WG), Ray Sheppard (ENG), John Leonard (WG), James Magruder (BTG)
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed E of Saarbrucken en-route to the target Regensburg on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-31431. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2891
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and Vietnam, rising to Lt Colonel.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742285
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
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 I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Boone, IA | 4 September 1922 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 25 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
13 November 1969 | ||
Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery Pierson, Woodbury County, IA | 16 November 1969 | Greenwood Cemetery Pierson, Woodbury County, Iowa |
Based |
Rattlesden | 25 February 1944 | Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2891 / MACR 2891, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database