Joe H Giltner Jr

Military

Shot down after coming under attack by four FW190s between Brussels and Ghent, Belgium on fighter support mission on 24 Jan 1944 in P-51B 43-12187. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-12187

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Contributorjmoore43
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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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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The 357th Over Europe