Gerhard Walter Kirschke
Military
Object Number - UPL 54342 - 1st Lt. Novo Jacob Maryonovich's crew of the 385th Bomb Group standing on the wing of their plane, 1 February 1944. England.
Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 5-Dec-43 in B-17 42-3294 'Suzanne'. Plane ditched in Atlantic off Portugal. Interned (INT). MACR 1338
Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97078 'Pride of the Yankees', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4457
Awards: AM (5OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x battle Star).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682860
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095291 / O-737441
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
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 III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI | 12 November 1919 | Son of Erich Paul and Anna Adeline [Shriefer] Kirschke. |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Lisbon, Portugal | 5 December 1943 | Interned (INT), Lisbon, Portugal |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, WI | 3 April 2006 | |
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Buried |
Highland Memory Gardens Trenton, Dodge County, WI | 6 April 2006 | Highland Memory Gardens Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N 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).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1338 / MACR 1338, MACR 4457, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 409 / MACR 4457 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
