Floyd F Owens

Military

He flew on John G. Davis crew. Reported to group on 11 Jun 1944.

Shot down by flak and crashed at Rotenkirchen on 8/16/44 in B-17 #42-97365. POW at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved t



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Zamro
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 March 1999

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Buried

Goodland, Kansas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 August 1944

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 7901, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 268, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…