Weldon A Pillow
MilitaryShot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39953 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395095.jpg?itok=3zN2G-6e)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-408477.jpg?itok=UyqnMIQS)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Canutilli, Texas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives. Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5313 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database