Gilbert L Rasmussen

Military

Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-107019, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107019

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit...What's Up Doc?
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 18 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Tampico, Illinois

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to the A/C #42-107019 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4163