Edward S McGlynn
MilitaryApril - August 1943. Navigator, King crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29978 'Hell's Angel'. Mission #20 :Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. #4 engine was damaged and the right wing was on fire. MACR 382. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and possibly Stalag 2B (per NARA).
MACR investigation reports were searching for 2Lt McGlynn. He was seen at Dulag Luft and Stalag Luft III. 1Lt King had seen him in Chicago, IL after the war on a 60 day furlough. Unknown why he was reported missing.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793160
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392550
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15070525
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (WAR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17 |
Born |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 381 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia