Herbert A Markle
MilitaryCrash landed SW of Quakenbruck, GR after falling out of formation due to flak damage and being attacked by a fighter on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38118. Prisoner of War (POW) for 14 months.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
|
Born |
Bluefield, West Virginia, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 2901, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces