James J Caldwell

Military
media-31428.jpeg UPL 31428 "Dog Tired" (B-17G-20-DL Fortress 42-37918)
L. to R. - Lloyd Pearsall (Right Waist Gunner), James J. "Shorty" Caldwell (Ball Turret Gunner), William A. Wolf (Left Waist Gunner)

William A. Wolf

Object Number - UPL 31428 - "Dog Tired" (B-17G-20-DL Fortress 42-37918) L. to R. - Lloyd Pearsall (Right Waist Gunner), James J. "Shorty" Caldwell (Ball Turret Gunner),...

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37918 'Dog Tired', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shackeroo!
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dog Tired
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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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).

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

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ContributorDon Wolf
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William A. Wolf

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ContributorDon Wolf
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As per William A. Wolf

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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