Samuel E Siegel
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8261
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL | 3 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
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Other Baled out POW |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 POW MACR 8261 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 10 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Born |
Newsport News, VA | Son of Nathan and Sarah Siegel. | |
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Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |