Charles R Owen
MilitaryShot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5826 'Jeravad Une Petite Peu', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: JERAVAD Une Petite Peu
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Medina, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 July 1943 | Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 122 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 122 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database