Woodrow W Mays

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4229540. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29540

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shooting Star
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

42-3274

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lepanto, Arkansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 October 1943

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 6 September 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 515 / MACR 881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database