Samuel C Caughorn
MilitaryShot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37929 'Diana ' crashed near Magdeburg, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2983 / MACR 2983, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database