Gordon M Slocum

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Rotenkirchen on 8/16/44 in B-17 #4297365

Gordon Slocum died 28 September 1984 in New Baltimore MI.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97365

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

North Haven, Connecticut, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 August 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes July '94

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 7901 / 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