Ernest George Muir

Military

Ernest Muir was a Ball Turret gunner in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-24 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Prisoner of War (POW)

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William A Petruzzi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15071125 and O-663407
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Edgar Louis Stevenson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17034754
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Donald Shirley Webster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31000804
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Jack Blease Workman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791179
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Eccles, West Virginia, United States 11 July 1921 the son of George and Nell Lavia (Hager) Muir

Enlisted

Huntington, West Virginia, United States 21 July 1942

Other

Made prisoner

Saint-Malo, France 29 May 1943 Captured on 29 May in the Saint-Malo area, France

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria 29 May 1943 Interned at Stalag XVIIB/17B (Barrack 36A) Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military control 12 June 1945.“

Died

Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, United States 15 April 1995
Powellton, West Virginia, United States

Buried

Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, United States

Revisions

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MACR 15139
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database