Eugene Harold Rountree
MilitaryAssigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675591
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spook V
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 12D
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 November 1922 | BornOmaha, Nebraska | |
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Enlisted |
21 September 1942 | EnlistedSan Francisco, California | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 January 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag XIIdSpent eight months hospitalized as a POW with extensive injuries. In September 1944 he was repatriated and returned to the US to recuperate. | |
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Other Convalescence |
15 September 1944 - 15 June 1945 | Convalescence in US | |
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Other Discharged |
15 June 1945 | Discharged medically | |
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Died |
28 February 2011 | DiedKyburz, California | |
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Buried |
3 March 2011 | InterredWestwood Hills Memorial ParkPlacerville, California |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database