Edward R Adams
Military
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UPL 19799
Carl Schaaf and crew members photo 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Squadron: 1st Lt. Clarence W. Ezzell -Pilot, 2nd Lt. John L. Nymeyer - Co-pilot, F/O Edward R. Adams - Navigator, 2nd Lt. William O. Wilson - Bombardier, T/Sgt. Louie K. Baker - Waist gunner, T/Sgt. Weslie H. Peck - Top turret gunner, S/Sgt. Harm R. Beninga - Ball turret gunner, S/Sgt. Lloyd L. Harvey - Waist gunner, S/Sgt. Carl Schaaf (no middle initial) - Tail gunner
Schaaf Family book. See: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/6924
Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4238010. Prisoner of War (POW). Held at camp : Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia, Bavaria
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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Haywood, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 | Held at Stalag Luft III |
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Sources
Updated information sources: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=38896 and NARA - AAD
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 5178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database