John W Jauernig

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Berlin on 9/12/44 in B-17 'Lonesome Polecat' #42-31177, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31177

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

Revisions

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-31177 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number 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 8823