Walter G Colllins

Military

Prisoner of War. Crashed at Zehlendorf on 8/6/44 in B-17 'Fortress Nine' 42-97098.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97098

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fortress nine
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

6 August 1944

Born

Miami, Florida

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7705