Rex H McElmurry

Military

Crashed at Vebelbach due to a mechanical problem on a mission to Wollersdorf, Austria on 29/5/44 in B-17F #42-30347. The crew was taken POW.

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Units served with

301st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

42-30347

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Ponnie
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 29 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added POW event 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).

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=644&dt=3159&…

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Added  an Association to “15th AF” per info in MACR 5445. 

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Created entry per info in MACR 5445. 

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