Benjamin F Harvey
MilitaryAssigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 42-5360 'War Bride'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Old Faithful : War Bride
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 23 November 1942 | Richmond, Virginia |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems, Gneixendorf | 11 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Oschersleben, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Shot down on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 42-5360 'War Bride'. POW. MACR 1032 |
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Born |
Virginia, USA | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 1926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database