Edwin J Block
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Ammendorf on 9/13/44 in B-17 Duration Plus #4231726. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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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
- Nicknames: Duration Plus
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 September 1944 - 8 June 1945 | SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 AND IMPRISONED IN GERMANY STALAG LUFT 4 GROSS-TYCHOW, POMERANIA, PRUSSIA (MOVED TO WOBBELIN BEI LUDWIGSLUST (TO USEDOM BEI SAVENMUNDE) 54-16. WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH MARCHES AND AFTERWARDS HAD TO WALK ACROSS GERMANY TO FRANCE. LIBERATED JUNE 8, 1945. AIR FORCE DIVISION 369. RADIO OPERATOR IN A FORTRESS AIRCRAFT. |
Died |
18 January 1979 | ||
Born |
Blawnox, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Son. I have a picture from his training manual to post. Final Approach Sioux City Iowa if you it.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8829 / MACR 8829, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 279 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…