Henry Detweiler Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heringen on 2/9/45 in B-17G 43-38988 'Paddlefoot'. In prison for three months, the diet consisted of daily rations of two slices of bread and thin watery soup. His first day in prison was on his birthday and in his 4x5' cell he ate his birthday dinner of two pieces of bread and tea. As a prisoner, he lost over 35 pounds in 3 months. April 29 he was liberated from the Mooseburg camp when the victorious Allied troops of the Third Army and led by General Patton stormed the prison.



POW Medal; Purple Heart; Air Medal; Good Conduct Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kenton, Ohio 12 February 1922

Other

Prisoner of war

9 February 1945

Died

7 April 2007

Buried

Arizona National Cemetery, Cavecreek, AZ

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12372/daughter / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ShepardCrew.shtml