Myron Arthur Bowen
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-5942 "Sky Shy". Prisoner of War (POW).
Broke a foot in landing and spent 3 months in hospital before being sent to Stalag Luft 3. Served also in Korea and Viet Nam. Ended his US Air Force career as a Colonel.
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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: Sky Shy/ Wenatchee Special
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oakfield, Genesee County, New York State, United States | 11 November 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
28 April 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps | |
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Other Bailed out |
near Ulm, Germany | 6 September 1943 | from B-17 # 42-5942, shot down by fighters and Flak |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 September 1943 - 29 April 1945 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. Force-marched end of January 1945 to Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany. Liberated by US troops | |
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Died |
Orlando, Florida, United States | 8 January 1994 | |
| Oakfield, Genesee County, New York State, United States | |||
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida, United States |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3121
NARA WWI enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3121 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database