Edward Paul Troy

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit'. Prisoner of War (POW).3 crew members were killed; 4, including Troy were seriously wounded and made prisoner (POW); 3 others managed to evade capture, but one of them was caught just before reaching Spain. See the evaders' pages at www.evasioncomete.be (search on 42-29559)

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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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33261416
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19040558 and O-729796
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15068629
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063087 and O-733617
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32351637
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Engineer / Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stupntakit
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9B

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, United States 1 June 1920

Enlisted

Houston, Texas, United States 13 December 1941 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bad Orb, Germany 17 August 1943 - 22 September 1944 Seriously wounded, he was captured on 17 August 1943 near Testelt, Belgium, and brought to the Hôpital Bordet in Brussels. He was later transferred to Stalag 9B in Bad Orb, Germany and released in September 1944 in a prisoner exchange program. NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag 9B Bad Orb, Hessen-Nassau. Returned to military control 22-9/44."

Died

Houston, Texas, United States 16 March 2013

Buried

Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas, United States

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Updated link to the page at www.evasioncomete.be

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag 9B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 278

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