Anthony J Peklinsky Jr
MilitaryShot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24610 'Joe Btfsplk'. On a mission to U-boat yards at St. Nazaire, France, the plane was last seen with an engine on fire heading toward Belle Isle. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag 17B.
See more at: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/032.pdf
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Joe Btfsplk II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other POW |
1 May 1943 | Prisoner of War - imprisoned at Stalag 17B. | |
Born |
West Virginia |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 15727 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey pp. 112-3, NARA POW