John E Legg

Military
media-6528.png UPL 6528 John E. Legg formerly of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group and his wife and daughter visiting IWM Duxford.

John E Legg Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 6528 - John E. Legg formerly of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group and his wife and daughter visiting IWM Duxford.

Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102528 'Times A-Wastin'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV. He was shot down on his 19th mission.



POW, PH, AM Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Unit Citation, EAME, GC

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102528

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Times a-wastin
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 June 1924

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan Poland 24 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-102528 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5169, NARA,

http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/crews/crews3/jespersen.htm

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