Robert V Myers

Military

10 February 1944 plane B-17F #42-30847 'Pegasus' was badly shot up by fighters and flak,. The pilot ordered bail out and Myers bailed out to became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 4 then was moved to work camps 54-16 from which he was liberated. The pilot was able to nurse the plane back to England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilbur T Haugen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37318587
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-30847

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pegasus
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944 - 14 June 1945 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Bellingham, Washington

Revisions

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Added POW event end date per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a POW event and a connection to Stalag Luft IV per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-30847 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / personal typed acct by Wilbur Haugen 10 February 1944, NARA, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons pg 76