Abraham L Burden

Military

Shot down 23 November 1942 in B-17 41-24478 while serving as Bombardier. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 23 November 1942 - 21 July 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) later moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 21-Jul-45.

Revisions

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Added an association to Stalag Luft III per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Lee Cunningham 2-Dec-2014. Edited POW dates per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014: POW camp location.

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Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014. MACR 15392; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15392 , Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48, First Over Germany pg. 51 & 67,