Robert E Hughes
MilitaryHiggins, W. Crew - Robert Hughes was shot down in B-17 #42-31878 'Spam Can' and captured on May 24, 1944 after bombing Berlin (Mission 116). Sent to German prison camp until liberation in 1945.
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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
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 May 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #367 on May 24, 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Added POW Camp info to the 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).
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 5177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=77644
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx