Herbert W Young Jr

Military

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-37768, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

media-50107.pdf (127.96 KB) Document 50107 B-17 Flying Fortress Crew, 42-37768

Personal collection

42-37768

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Coral Gables, Florida

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-37768 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number 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 1943