Elton Floyd Mann
MilitaryBased 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg in B-17 43-38252; crashed at Windberge 1-Jan-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11353
Award: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA | 21 September 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Kansas City, KS | 23 September 1942 | Kansas City Kansas |
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Other Baled out POW |
Windberge, Germany | 1 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg in B-17 43-38252; crashed at Windberge 1-Jan-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11353 |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 1 January 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
San Diego, CA | 29 December 1973 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Chelveston | 1 January 1945 | Based 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11353 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database