Joseph L Wells
MilitaryCrashed in Spain on 6/25/44 in B-17 'Powerful Katrina' #42-107068 INT/RTD.
Crashed near Mannheim on 9/8/44 in B-17 'Blue Blazing Blizzard' # 42-31720, Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pontiac, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 September 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 |
Other INT/RTD |
Spain | 25 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added a INT/RTD event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added an association to the A/C #42-107068 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Dulag Luft 12 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6737/MACR8844; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 320 / MACR 8844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database