William C Osborn

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39795 'Woman's Home Companion'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39795

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Woman's Home Companion
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag VII-A

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Gilead, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 December 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #169 for 30 Dec1943.
Added a connection to Stalag VII-A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1674 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database