Edward Benjamin Hughel
Military
Object Number - UPL 41565 - United States Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Edward B. Hughel, 306th Bomb Group, 369th Bomb Squadron, 1943 prior to taking part in Mission 115 on October 14,...
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230811. Prisoner of War (POW). He completed 5 missions. Was imprisoned at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
POW
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Anderson, Indiana, USA | 31 March 1921 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 October 1943 - 24 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Updated the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 814 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 814 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
