Archie Aitcheson

Military

Assigned to 353BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna 7-Nov-44 in B-17 44-6263; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9667

 

Awards: AM, PH, POW, American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory,

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group

Places

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waterbury, Connecticutt 29 February 1924 Born Waterbury, Connecticutt

Enlisted

Hartford Connecticut 9 September 1943 Enlisted Hartford Connecticut  

Prisoner of war

Stalag Luft IV Tychowo, Poland 7 November 1944 - 26 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV

Died

14 December 2021

Buried/ Commemorated

Riverside National Cemetery, California 17 December 2021 Interred Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California