Edmond J Tymczyszyn

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Wesermunde on 8/5/44 in B-24 Shadrach #41-29557, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29557

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shadrach
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 5 August 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7697 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database