Samuel F Gerking

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230199 'Wicked WAAC. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30199

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Wicked WAAC
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hood River, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 821 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database