Harlan B Bixby

Military
media-40836.jpeg UPL 40836 The Willis D Smith Crew.
Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe,

Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis D. Smith, Lt. T. E. Trolinger.

Front, Lt. Harlan B. Bixby, S/Sgt. William L. Day, S/Sgt. John L. Norris.

From Leroy Smith. Grandson of Willis Smith

Object Number - UPL 40836 - The Willis D Smith Crew. Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe, Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis...

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 42-29630 'Piccadilly Commando. ' POW at Stalag Luft I.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Carl W Lindblad

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16126733
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

Crew of the Piccadilly Commando

42-29630

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Commando
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

31 December 1943

Born

Embrald, Wisconsin

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1985, www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

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Object number: UPL 40836 - The Willis D Smith Crew. Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad...