Nathan Gewirtz

Military

On a mission to Brunswick, Germany on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31102 was hit by flak and broke up in the air and crashed NE of Dortmunde-Ospel after the crew baled out . Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31102

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

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Prisoner of war

23 March 1944 - 13 June 1946

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3316, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces