Glen E Chase

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #41-24453 'Mizpah/ The Bearded Beauty/ The Bearded Lady'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24453

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mizpah - The Bearded Lady aka The Bearded Beauty
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database