Andrew Boyarko Jr

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37827, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

Aircraft

42-37827

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Struthers, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 13 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 508 BS listed in the A/C description.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-37827 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3863