Thomas H Edkins

Military

Shot down fighters and flak and crashed near Hoxter, GR on a mission to Oschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31930. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31930

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 22 February 1944

Revisions

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ContributorTAILDRAGGER
Changes
Sources

Both Entries for Thomas H. Edkins are the same man. He is listed as a POW in Stalag Luft 1on the 613 Bomb Squadron history website. Also gives 1923 as birthdate and PA (Pennsylvania) as home state.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2660 / MACR 2660, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database