Larry Atiyeh
MilitaryHad 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
- 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: Curley's Kids
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of surname from 'Atiyah' to 'Atiyeh'.
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=41084
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
http://www.eastenglishvillage.org/nov2010.pdf
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