Lawrence C Shaw Jr

Military

He flew on Harold Mattson crew. Reported to the ETO on 25 Oct 1944.

POW crashed on 10 Jan 45 in B-17 44-8446. POW at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.



AM 2OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

David Starr Koubeck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39716073
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Roy J Kruger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19151753 and O-775051
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harold C Mattson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16138064 and O-770708
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8446

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bahama A. Abel
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

10 January 1945

Born

Natchez, Mississippi

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11746, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 300, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…