Donald E Schwab
MilitaryShot down 19 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97406. Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-37767 on return from mission to Bremen, made emergency landing at Cambridge AFB. Fuel tanks were completely empty. Howard F. Weber crew.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Peru, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 April 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4047 / MACR 4047, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 430 pix 431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database