Bradley Edgar Squires Jr
Military
Bradley Edgar Squires collection
PHIL SQUIRES
Object Number - UPL 40801 - Bradley E Squires SN: 0-733363
Shot down 3 November 1943 in B-17 42-29852 'Fireball. ' Prisoner of War. Flew 27 missions , both Schwienfurt missions Plane blew up under fighter attack. Spent 18 months in Stalag Luft 1.
POW Medal; Purple Heart; Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731894
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fire Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
7 February 1918 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
3 November 1943 - 13 May 1945 | ||
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Died |
20 January 1982 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1160/ Philip, son
