John M Adams

Military
media-19492.jpeg UPL 19492 Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29706 'Flower' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
L-R: Lt Francos Rue, Capt John Adams, Lt Lou Matter and Lt Robert Hook.

Object Number - UPL 19492 - Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29706 'Flower' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. L-R: Lt Francos Rue, Capt John Adams, Lt Lou Matter and Lt Robert Hook.

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30817 'Miss Flower III'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Flower III
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1044 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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