Vernon T Crowton

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Koeln-Kaln on 10 Jan 45 in B-17 #448446. Flew on Harold C. Mattson Crew. Flew 16 missions from October 1944 to 10 January 1945. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16.

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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

44-8446

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bahama A. Abel
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Farmdale, Michigan, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 January 1945

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 11746, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 300, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11746 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…