Merle Auerbach

Military

Shot down 21 November 1944 in A/C #43-38107, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38107

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

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

Events

Event Location Date Description
Chicago, IL, USA

Revisions

Date27 Dec 2021 20:10:47
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

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

Date12 Apr 2018 14:27:08
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to biography, events and place associations
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Shot down 21 November 1944 in AC #4338107. Prisoner of War (POW).

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:04
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php