Elvin L Sexton
Military
Picture courtesy of the the 306th BG Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/297834980301279/
Object Number - UPL 60516 - L to R: Elvin Sexton (BT), John Corcoran (TG), Judson Robbins (WG), Oscar Starnes (WG), and Ed Fulmer (E). They were all part of the Malsom crew
He flew on Ralph Malsom crew. Reported to the ETO on 26 Feb 1944.
On 12 June 1944. B-17 #44-6019 shot down by AA crashed near Beveren, Belgium, west of Antwerp. POW at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Southard, Oklahoma, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 12 June 1944 |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 Sept 1999 Ed; MACR 5627, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 252, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5627 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
