Elroy F Wyman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39603.jpeg UPL 39603 Poem about guard shooting Elroy F. Wyman in Stalag Luft I, by TG Witt

C witt

Object Number - UPL 39603 - Poem about guard shooting Elroy F. Wyman in Stalag Luft I, by TG Witt

Shot down by fighters after bombs away and exploded and crashed SW of the target of Brunsick on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100352. Killed in Action (KIA). Lt. Wyman became a Prisoner of War (POW), but was shot and killed by a guard at Stalag Luft I.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-100352

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Swamp Angel
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 March 1945

Born

North Berwick, Maine, USA

Buried

Maine

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 20 February 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2435 / MACR 2435, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Elroy F Wyman: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 39603 - Poem about guard shooting Elroy F. Wyman in Stalag...