John J Norstrom

Military

Shot down on 17 September at Liege, Belgium on B-17 #44-8011 'Misbehavin', RTD.

Then shot down on 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37713. Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

43-37713

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

44-8011

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Misbehavin'
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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

Other

Returned (RTD)

Belgium 17 September 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 November 1944 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

MACR 11129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10197 / MACR 10197 & MACR 11129, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database