Donald Samuel Huhta

Military
media-50529.jpeg UPL 50529 Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.

Object Number - UPL 50529 - Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA 12 June 1923 Son of Samuel and Sigrid J Huhta.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 25 February 1943 Chicago, Illinois

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Discharged USAAF

20 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Coopersville, MI 28 February 2010

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 11 September 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Fairplains Cemetery Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI Fairplains Cemetery Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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