Andrew V Simmons

Military

Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #4229631 'Unmentionable. ' Crashed at Wiesens, Germany after attacks by waves of German fighters while flying as part of the lead squadron targeting Bremen. Pilot and TTG were killed, but other crew members survived and became Prisoner of War (POW)s. This mission was particularly hard on the 306th. Simmons was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3 and moved to 49-11 Nuremburg.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29631

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Unmentionable
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 April 1943

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15444,  Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 46, 107, Fame's Favored Few p. 90, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 90 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15444 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database