George L Daniel

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39795 'Woman's Home Companion'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39795

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Woman's Home Companion
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 December 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added connections to the 8th AF, the AF base Molesworth and to 8th AF mission #169 for 30 Dec1943.
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1674 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database