Everett L Keesee Jr

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31531 exploded and crashed NE of the target after most of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31531

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 29 March 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-31531 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft I per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributornabrunk
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I am Mike's granddaughter, and have most of his documents and photos from his time in the service.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers; MACR 3487, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces