John L Kirkpatrick
Military
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UPL 31596
John L. Kirkpatrick marries Jane Lancaster in California months before he deploys.
John L. Kirkpatrick
Personal family photo
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 425155. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sunset Seranader
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 May 1943 | |
Kentucky, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15488 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database