John E Lupton

Military

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Regensburg on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30123 'Big Dick'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

An airman of the 96th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-W, serial number 42-30123) nicknamed "Big Dick". Official caption printed on photo: '(GM-1-10-96)(11-8-43).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '230123, MIA 25/2/44 MZ-W. 11/8/43.'

42-30123

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ironbird aka Big Dick
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elmston, South Carolina, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 25 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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 Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2859 / MACR 2859, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database