Adolf P Blum
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 "M'lle Zig Zag". Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-399510
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'lle Zig Zag
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 10 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 1029 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database