Archie Aitcheson
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waterbury, Connecticutt | 29 February 1924 | Born Waterbury, Connecticutt |
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Enlisted |
Hartford Connecticut | 9 September 1943 | Enlisted Hartford Connecticut |
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Prisoner of war |
Stalag Luft IV Tychowo, Poland | 7 November 1944 - 26 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
14 December 2021 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Riverside National Cemetery, California | 17 December 2021 | Interred Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |