Ross Alderson Calvert
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 61382 - S/Sgt Ross A. Calvert
Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. 13 x missions. Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30351 'Alcohol Annie'. Plane ditched into North Sea. Seven days in a dingy, finally rescued by a german flying boat crew Prisoner of War (POW).
Dutch historian, J. A. Hay wrote: "On 28 July 1943 ship 42-30351 (pilot Eugene Wilcox) ditched in the North Sea.
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Military site
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Guelph Ontario, Canada | 18 February 1921 | Born Guelph Ontario, Canada |
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Other Ditched North Sea |
North Sea | 28 July 1943 - 4 August 1943 | Ditched into North Sea, rescued after 7 days by German flying boat |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems An Der Donau | 4 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb |
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Died |
King County, Washington | 6 November 2010 | Died King County, Washington |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, Washington | 9 November 2010 | Interred Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, Washington |
Revisions
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 142 / MACR 142; Snetterton Falcons, pg 44, 308 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
