Baldwin C Avery
MilitaryOn 30 December 1943 on return from mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven in B-17 #42-64436 "Two Gun Flossie", a/c had accident upon landing.
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28715. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-1845447
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Group Gunnery Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
17 December 2008 | ||
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Born |
Aurora, New York, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include detils from:
- Birsic, ;
- Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 449;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5217 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database