Gilbert A Wandtke
MilitaryShot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 41-24278 'Miss Delores. ' Wandtke was wounded with shrapnel in his knee by a flak burst. Communication in the plane was cut off, but the wounded Wandtke fought his way to the back of the a/c to warn tail gunners to bail out. Prisoner of War imprisoned at Stalag 17B.
POW
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Miss Delores
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War |
Ærø, Denmark. | 14 May 1943 | |
|
Born |
Manawa, Wisconsin, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16558 / MACR 16558 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 119, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp.65-67 NARA POW records / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database