Fleming William Suiter
MilitaryOn 29-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67069, 55FG/338FS 2LT Fleming W. Suiter was despatched along with other P-38s of the 55FG to provide escort for bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. The aircraft sustained battle damage when attacked by German fighters near Mepple. Holland. 2LT Suiter managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) The aircraft crashed near Heede, Holland.
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
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 Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lawrence County, Ohio | 26 August 1922 | BornLawrence County, Ohio |
Enlisted |
Charleston, West Virginia | 9 June 1942 | EnlistedCharleston, West Virginia |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 29 November 1943 - 14 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45 |
Died |
Antrim, New Hampshire | 10 August 1946 | Killed in Flying AccidentAntrim, New Hampshire |
Buried |
Rome Proctorville Cemetery Proctorville, Ohio | 13 August 1946 | InterredRome Proctorville CemeteryProctorville, Ohio |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW databse; Made connectiong to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1273 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list