Thornton Stringfellow
MilitaryShot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3233 'Our Baby', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
8 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added his S/N per MACR 950 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28600939/42-3233-page-8-us-missing-air-crew…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 950 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database