Arthur H Pentz

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29640 'Old Ironsides'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Ironsides
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Staten Island, New York 28 December 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 August 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-29640.

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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added a POW event. Added POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 256