William C Tench

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30824, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30824

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bobby joe
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp information to the POW event and S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 847 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database