John Nicholas Hughes

Military

Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Keyes, D. Crew. Failed to Return (FTR) 3rd mission (Dusseldorf), shot down in B-17 42-30151 'Spare Parts'. Made an emergency landing NE of St Omer, France. Prisoner of War (POW). 

 

Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

David D Keyes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30151 Spare Parts

42-30151

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spare Parts
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
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

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft I, Barth Germany 4 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth Germany

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2910 / MACR 2910, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database