Edwin F Tobin

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30063 'Picklepuss', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-30063 Picklepuss

42-30063

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Picklepuss
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Newberry, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

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 # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 677 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 677 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database