John Samos

Military

Crashed near Kiel on 17 Jan 45 in B-17 'Cest La Guerre' 42-102397, Prisoner of War.

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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

42-102397

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cest La Guerre
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Zagan, Poland 17 January 1945 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Born

New York City, New York

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N and Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #42-102397 listed in the "Summary biography" .

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1999 Unit Roster MACR 11794 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia