Simon Cortez Velasquez

Military

Assigned from the 305th Bomb Group to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 29 March 1944, effective 28 March 1944.

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97231. Prisoner of War (POW). 

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97231

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 January 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

13 April 1944

Revisions

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Corrected typo in biography. Velasquez, Simon Cortez (384thbombgroup.com)

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Added middle name, Service Number, date of birth and assignment date from the 305th Bomb Group to the 384th Bomb Group. 

Velasquez, Simon Cortez (384thbombgroup.com)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3872 / MACR 3872, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database