Wallace S Elliott
MilitaryShot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #41-24619 'S For Sugar. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: S For Sugar
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 11 January 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1923 / MACR 1923, 8th AF Losses, http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E">http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E