William B Dunbar

Military

Shot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 41-24445 while serving as Waist Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24445

41-24445

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Six Bits aka Southern Belle
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 6 September 1942 - 20 June 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria, Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 20-Jun-45.

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Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. POW event added.

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Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Stalag location. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30