Peter O'Shanick
MilitaryShot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #42-94999. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III. Escaped while on march to Nurnburg with Leon 'Tim' Tyler.
PH, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
10 June 1999 | ||
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Born |
Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Buried |
Sharon, Pennsylvania | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4849 / MACR 4849; son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp