William F Murphy Jr

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39981 'Section Eight'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rugged But Right
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

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

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Added a connection to A/C #42-39981 listed in the "Summary biography".

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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 4450