Fleming William Suiter

Military

UPL 69940 UPL 69940 1st Lt Fleming W Suiter

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Object Number - UPL 69940 - 1st Lt Fleming W Suiter

On 29-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67069, 55FG/338FS 2LT Fleming W. Suiter was despatched along with other P-38s of the 55FG to provide escort for bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. The aircraft sustained battle damage when attacked by German fighters near Mepple. Holland. 2LT Suiter managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) The aircraft crashed near Heede, Holland.

Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

338th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

55th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

42-67069

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Flight Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig serves up tea to pilots of the 56th Fighter Group in the mess at Halesworth air base. On the front row are, left to right: Captain Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum, an unknown pilot and Lieutenant-Colonel David C. Schilling. Passed for publication 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to the rest of this series: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain.' And: 'Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig he

VIII Fighter Command FO-192

Date: 29 November 1943

Places

Dulag Luft 12

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Nuthampstead

Site type: Airfield

Stalag Luft I

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Lawrence County, Ohio	26 August 1922	BornLawrence County, Ohio
Enlisted	Charleston, West Virginia	9 June 1942	EnlistedCharleston, West Virginia
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW)	Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany	29 November 1943 - 14 June 1945	Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45
Died	Antrim, New Hampshire	10 August 1946	Killed in Flying AccidentAntrim, New Hampshire
Buried	Rome Proctorville Cemetery Proctorville, Ohio	13 August 1946	InterredRome Proctorville CemeteryProctorville, Ohio

Revisions

Date29 Nov 2023 15:15:26

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28685313/42

https://www.fold3.com/record/84221182/fleming-w-suiter-us-wwii-army-enl…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166549860/fleming-william-suiter

https://legacy.catalog.archives.gov/id/143862213

Date18 Jul 2015 21:05:08

ContributorLee8thbuff

Changes

Sources

Lee Cunningham 18-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW databse; Made connectiong to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:36

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1273 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Fleming William Suiter: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 69940 - 1st Lt Fleming W Suiter

Object number: UPL 69945 - 2nd Lt Fleming W Suiter