William C Florentine Jr
MilitaryOn 13-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-66732, 55FG/338FS he was despatched to provide escort to B-17 bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. His flight encountered German fighters attempting to attack the bombers over Holland and there was an engagement. His aircraft was attacked by German fighters near Shoonebeek, Holland, but he was able to bale out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed at Shoonebeek, Holland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 13 November 1943 - 12 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45. |
Born |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 14-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 1270.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list