Robert J Shurilla
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Badbergen, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31139. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12. He flew on Norwood Garrett crew.
POW, AM 2Oak Leaf Cluster,
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
8 June 1974 | ||
Born |
Gary, Indiana, USA | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2771 / MACR 2771, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 220 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database