Larry Atiyeh

Military

Had mid air collision and crashed at Arlong on 7/12/44 in B-17 #42102606. Taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held at Stalag Luft IV.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Curley's Kids
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 11 March 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

68-100 Zagan, Poland 12 July 1944
Detroit, Michigan His wife, Sondra L Atiyeh, is listed as his next-of-kin on the Missing Air Crew Report and as living in Detroit, Michigan.

Born

Syria
Brooklyn, NY, USA
East English Village, Detroit, MI 48224, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7489 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database