Parley W Madsen Jr

Military
media-37820.jpeg UPL 37820 1Lt Parley W. Madsen Parley Madsen

Photograph from our family album.

Object Number - UPL 37820 - 1Lt Parley W. Madsen

He flew 22 missions. His first mission was on 3 January 1943 to St. Nazaire. On his 22nd, target was St. Nazaire and his B-17 was disabled by flak and then shot down by ME-109s and FW 190s.



29 May 1943 41-24602. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11.



He was afterwards a physician in Concord, CA.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angel" of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group in flight. Passed for publication 21 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angel. L1721/29.' Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A Flying Fortress wearing the new recognition symbol of the U.S.A.A.F. and fitted with toughened glass "windows" in the air.' On reverse: The Aeroplane Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

29 May 1943 - 23 May 1945

Died

27 July 1993

Born

Utah

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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306th Echoes July 2004

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M, 306th BGA Collection

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