Edward J Thorne

Military
media-33966.jpeg UPL 33966 Swissvale, PA POWs at Stalag VII

From my father's collection.

Object Number - UPL 33966 - Swissvale, PA POWs at Stalag VII

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Hoevinghausen on 4 Nov 44 in P-51 'Princess Pat' #42103339

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Swisvale, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 November 1944

Other

Promoted

Revisions

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Contributorcfinney
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Sources

Name appears in Parker Finney's POW Diary 1944 - 1945 Stalag III Sagan Germany and Stamlager VIIA Moosberg Germany

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Contributorcfinney
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Picture of Swissvale "delegates" from my father's, Parker Finney, records. The story that I heard is that my dad (shot down Aug 1944 was walking through Stalag VII and he heard "Hey Swissvale!". I have no idea how this picture was taken or ended up in my dad's collection.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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