Claudius Earl Belk

Military

Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions.



Prisoner of War (POW) 26 June 1943, B-17 #42-30037 was attacked by fighters and hit by flak. The plane crash-landed near the present day site of Deauville St. Gatien Airport in France. There is no record of a MACR documenting this loss.

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Harry A McKnight

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16051589
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ivon J Schultz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37190789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Paul Francis Shinsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-522727
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George H Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39388100
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Born

15 June 1920

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 June 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Died

Florida, USA 14 August 1999

Buried

Bushnell, Florida, USA Florida National Cemetery Plot: 135, 0, 1335

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Updated POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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384thbombgroup.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 165-6, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…