Alfred Alme David

Military

Made an emergency landing SE of Amiens, after being damaged by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhoven, on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37848 'Sissy'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Nose section of an airplane that has a plexiglass bubble on the front.  On the side is a painting of a coin with the words "Silver Dollar" painted around the coin.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Dollar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sissy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 16 March 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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Added S/N per info on 384th BG website.

 

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- AAIR 43-12-26-507;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3244 / MACR 3244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database