Paul D Guiteras

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz' 10-Oct-43; shot down, baled out Haakbergen, Holland Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1118



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Eldon J Broman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16060366 / O-665661
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

42-30181

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Herky Jerky II : Lover Boy
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30226

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook V
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

42-30272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fritz Blitz
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-3226

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Chuck
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

42-3497

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, PA 2 March 1921 Son of Louis J and Jeannette Guiteras.

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 19 January 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

95th BG Combat Tour

Horham Airfield, UK 4 July 1943 - 10 October 1943 Shot down on this 22nd mission

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Haaksbergen, Netherlands 10 October 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 17 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Seperated from Service

Fort Indiantown Gap, PA 24 November 1945

Died

Philadelphia, PA 16 April 2000

Buried

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, Montgomery County, PA 19 April 2000 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/129813102
https://www.fold3.com/record/19776325/paul-d-guiteras-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83764259/paul-d-guiteras-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/624132412/paul-guiteras-1921-veterans-affa…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155053694/paul-d.-guiteras

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=683878
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/2616
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/41226_2421…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=445332…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database