Densel M Carl
MilitaryAssigned to 775BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. Wynn crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44; Shot down in B-17 42-97816. Baled out, Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 775th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wapella, Illinois | 3 June 1924 | BornWapella, Illinois |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, Illinois | 8 January 1943 | EnlistedPeoria, Illinois |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 19 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
29 September 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Long Point Cemetery Wapella, Illinois | 2 October 2005 | InterredLong Point CemeteryWapella, Illinois |