George Howard Hamby

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39981 'Section Eight'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rugged But Right
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added his middle name per MACR 4450 at fold3.com.

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4450 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database