Elihu Peacock
MilitaryShot down on Mission 115 14 October 1943 in B-17 #422951 Over Schweinfurt on his 13th mission in 'The Iron Maiden. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Moved to Stalag 17B Krems Austria where he was confined from 12-95-43 till 04-03-45. On a forced march from Krems to Braunau Austria he was liberated by the 13th Armored Div. on 05-03-45. MSergeant Peacock retired from active duty March 31, 1963.
POWMedal, Amer. Campaign Medal, EAME Medal; WW II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal with silver loop Air Force Longevity Service with 4 bronze oak leaf clusters
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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: The iron maiden
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 October 1995 | ||
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Born |
Mystic, Georgia, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 957 / MACR 957; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 285 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database