George J Gaudaen
MilitaryCrashed at Vebelbach due to a mechanical problem on a mission to Wollersdorf, Austria on 29/5/44 in B-17F #42-30347. The crew was taken POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Ponnie
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Poland | 29 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Sources
Added POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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