William C Jehlen

Military

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 42-30276 'Terry and the Pirates'. Prisoner of War .

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30276

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Terry and the Pirates
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Near Krems Austria 16 September 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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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 an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Corrected the spelling of the surname per MACR 615 at fold.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28598798

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 615 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database