Louis Eli Poole

Military

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5334



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Wayne McClelland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059682 / O-801999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31721

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Myers, Florida, USA 9 August 1921 Son of Carl S and Stella Sophie [Vath] Poole.

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, FL 17 September 1942 Camp Blanding, Florida

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 28 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Other

Baled out POW

Dessau / Leipzig 28 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44. POW MACR 5334

Based

Polebrook 28 May 1944 Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

8 December 1980

Buried/ Commemorated

Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, FL 8 December 1980 Fort Myers Cemetery Fort Myers, Lee County, FL

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database