Jack Putnam

Military

Crashed on 21 Jan 45 in B-17 44-6582, Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6582

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 21 January 1945 - 9 April 1946

Born

Toekla, Wyoming, USA

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=ja…

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Contributorjmoore43
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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 11827 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database