Joseph William Foote

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Ralph Emerson Guhl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33552245
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Walter Joseph Gursky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32916266
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington, DC, United States 10 July 1918

Enlisted

8 September 1942 Buffalo, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

29 July 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military Control 6 June 1946..."
Niagara Falls, New York
Elmira, Niagara County, New York

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MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)

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MACR 7812

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7812 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database