Robert S Stewart Jr

Military

Crashed at Zehlendorf on 8/6/44 in B-17 'Fortress Nine' #42-97098, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97098

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fortress nine
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag IX-C

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9C

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 August 1944 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Born

Richmond, Virginia

Revisions

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7705