Max L Crowder

Military

Shot down 4 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30045 'Fight'n 'n Bit'n', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

John Stanley Burkot

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 741st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13007515
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30045) of the 95th Bomb Group.

42-30045

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: She's My Gal | Fight'n -n - Bit'n
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 4 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database