Spiro J Harames

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Award: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Edward Wiler Weldon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13054737 / O-795167
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

42-3302

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Weber County, UT, USA 1 October 1920

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 7 October 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 10 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Shot down

Münster, Germany 10 October 1943 Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay'.

Died

Roy, UT, USA 1 July 1992

Based

Framlingham 10 October 1943 Assigned to 571BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ogden, UT, USA Washington Heights Memorial Park Ogden Weber County Utah, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 866 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database