Hoyt William Stropes

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30855 'Ole Basser', 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

42-39855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ole Basser
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 February 1922 Father: Adam A. Stropes, Mother: Jennie M. Stropes Location: State of Indiana, Sullivan County, Cass Township

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 November 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg - Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Removed spaces from the S/N.

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

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Sources

1. Indiana State Board of Health, Certificate of Birth, #10170, Sullivan County, Cass Township, dated March 4, 1922
2. DQMG Form 623 "Application for Headstone or Marker", dated August 5, 1950
3. The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration, File Unit: World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1068 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database