Elbert R Casey

Military

Shot 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

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37986

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Quincy, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 3 March 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2737 / MACR 2737, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database