Edgar J Mills
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed near Groningen, Holland on a mission to Wilhelmshaven, GR on 3 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37986. 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
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Grafton, North Dakota | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 3 March 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-37986 listed in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2737, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces