Byron R Hughes Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Mechtersheim on 20 Jan 45 in B-17 43-37889.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37889

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

20 January 1945

Born

Roxtin, Texas

Revisions

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ContributorErik Wieman
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Sources

https://ig-heimatforschung.jimdo.com/projekte-luftkrieg/b-17-flying-for…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11797