Robert Stellmach

Military

Shot down on 9/27/44 in B-17 #44-8185, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8185

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mean Kid
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 27 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Rochester, New York, USA

Revisions

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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 an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1996 34th BG Roster;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9367 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database