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RAMP (Recovered Allied Military Personnel) brochure issued to S/SGT Neil Brennan after liberation from LuftStalag 17B, 25 April 1945.
SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Left Waist Gunner John Fouts Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Shot down 8 April 1944.
Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen.
Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of Gniekendorf. This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria.
Air Corps NCO's were held at this camp and they regretted they were not in an Air Force camp. They considered that they were entitled to a special camp and the privileges of aviators.
Further detailed information, photographs and stories can be found at :
http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Irwin Aaseby served as a gunner with the 306th Bomb Group from Thurleigh. He was shot down on 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29779 'Bab's Best', bailed out and was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf, near Krems,...
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-3185 'Queen Bee'. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 17B.
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
ETO/ Queen Mary 9/5/42.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30032 'Sky Queen'. Prisoner of War.
Military | Corporal | Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 42-97464 'What Next ?'; Shot down 13-Apr-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3941
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Wright crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30028 'Great In Lani' or 'Sweet is Le Lani'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 380. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Crosson crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31075 'The Rebel'. Mission #51 to Bremen, Germany. MACR 1722. Taken to an unknown hospital by the Germans with S/Sgt Eloe. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
BTG, Moon crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5847 'Margie Mae'. Mission #17 to the synthetic oil works at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 660. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Alton was born in Canada of American parents and after high school worked with horses, riding in rodeos. He joined the Canadian army in 1941 and transferred to the USAAF in 1942 where - after training - he was assigned to 323rd Sqdn 91st BG at...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-3213 ditched in North Sea due to mechanical failure on 16 August 1943. Returned to base. Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 42-3079. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 550
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Associated prisoners of the 457th Bomb Group from http://www.457thbombgroup.org/POW/POW.html |
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| 11 March 2015 10:48:44 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to name and history |
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| 11 March 2015 10:06:38 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to name, known as, latitude, longitude and history |
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Stalag 17 website |
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| 06 February 2015 01:02:26 | drh1957nb | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude and person associations |
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