Lascellis W Yates Jr

Military

Hit by flak on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39954 crashed W of Hanover, GR after the crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW).



Stayed in AF. Travis Air Force Base to Tokyo, Dec 1956

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

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

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