Donald L Brazdzons

Military
media-51083.jpeg UPL 51083 My Baby (42-107033) Lt. McCarty's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st. Lt. David McCarty, Jr., Pilot (KIA); 1st Lt. Paul W. McElroy, Co-pilot; 2nd Lt. Frank Bolen, Bombardier (POW); 1st Lt. Donald L. Brazdzons, Navigator; S/Sgt. George W. Hawes, Radio Operator
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
S/Sgt. Cecil Seekings, Togglier; S/Sgt. Charles Beebe, Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. Floyd Z. Dillon, Tail Gunner (KIA); Sgt. David Wolnowitz, Top Turret Gunner
OTHER CREW MEMBERS: 2nd Lt. Ernest I. Austin, Navigator
Many of the crew members were in "The Roxy Special" (43-38348) on 8 September 1944 when it was downed on a mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany.

Object Number - UPL 51083 - My Baby (42-107033) Lt. McCarty's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: 1st. Lt. David McCarty, Jr., Pilot (KIA); 1st Lt. Paul...

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Oggersheim on 9/8/44 in B-17 "Roxy's Special" #43-38348



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Roxy's Special
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Point Arena, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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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 8807 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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