Mason G Austin
MilitaryLanded in Sweden on 10/7/44 after flak damage in B-17 #43-37674, INT.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395060.jpg?itok=Sc0k3z_U)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395062.jpg?itok=g5wCCFtl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Westwood, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 7 October 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9356 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database