Mike J Komo
MilitaryShot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5426 Fightin' Bitin'. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin bitin
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 29 July 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Revisions
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added middle initial per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed the "Summary biography" to reflect a POW outcome instead of a KIA outcome.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 205, First Over Germany pg. 145-47 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia