Joseph J MacDonald

Military
media-41819.jpeg UPL 41819 A 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron Crew.

Standing L-R: Thompson, Coolum, Brunner, McDonald, Totz ,Smith
Sitting L-R: Wolfkill, Jackson, Coyle, Spanier. Budleski replaced Wolfkill. Nose art of Patricia seems to conflict with Green Fury II.John Coyle had a sister Patricia.

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Object Number - UPL 41819 - A 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron Crew. Standing L-R: Thompson, Coolum, Brunner, McDonald, Totz ,Smith Sitting L-R: Wolfkill, Jackson,...

Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 42-3288 'Green Fury II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Green Fury II
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

20 December 1943

Born

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Changed name from McDonald to MacDonald, based on information provided by Richard Smith, Great nephew of Gordon Smith, Tail gunner on the aircraft

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1704; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 89

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