Gerald E Stratton

Military

Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #42-3114, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3114

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Enfield, Maine, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 June 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorBonnieS717
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Gerald was my Father, although at the time he was gunned down and a prisioner of war in 1943, I wasn't thought of yet - Bonita (Bonnie) Lee Stratton (Graves), DOB: 8/5/1946
Daddy's firstborn, my Brother Gerald Maynard Stratton was about 1 year old and Jerry M. passed away in 2005 at the age of 62.
Daddy passed away in 1956 from Cancer at the age of 37.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1295 / MACR 1295; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 262 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database