Phinehas W Chrystie

Military
media-28612.jpeg UPL 28612 1943 Curtis Field Yearbook 43-I

1943 Curtis Field Yearbook 43-I

Object Number - UPL 28612 - 1943 Curtis Field Yearbook 43-I

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31896. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31896

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 April 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp & location info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3813 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 3813; Snetterton Falcons, pg 131

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Object number: UPL 28612 - 1943 Curtis Field Yearbook 43-I