Raymond George Vindhurst
MilitaryShot down by fighters on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-39893. Prisoner of War (POW). 8th Air Force, 401st Bomb Group, 615th Bomber Squadron.
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
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
22 April 1917 | Ray was born in Colfax, WA on April 22, 1917 to George W. and Grace E. Vindhurst. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 January 1944 - 16 April 1945 | 86 day forced march from Stalag Luft IV began on 06FEB1945 to Stalag XI-B and Stalag 357 at Fallingbostel. |
Revisions
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He was a POW interred at Stalag Luft 4. He was my uncle. He lived the rest of his life in Paradise. Paradise California that is, where he worked and retired as an assistant Fire Chief. He passed away on 04 NOV 2009. He was a wonderful man.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2505 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database