Warren Shepler

Military

Shot down in A/C #42-102609 on 16 August 1944, Returned to Duty (RTD).



Eight days later was shot down by flak and crashed at Wessmar on 8/24/44 in B-17 #42-102976.



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102609

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

42-102976

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana, USA

Born

Palo Alto, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Returned to Duty (RTD)

Germany 16 August 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 August 1944 POW camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label for a KIA event to "Returned to Duty (RTD)" per info in the "Summary biography"

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8205 / MACR 8435 / MACR 8435/MACR 8205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database