Kenneth Harlan Futch
MilitaryShot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F 41-24589 'Texas Bronco' while serving as Co-Pilot. Damaged by flak on a mission to bomb the port area of Emden, Germany (last resort) then attacked by German fighters. ME 110s and JU88s. The pilots crash landed on the beach at Terschelling, Holland and destroyed the plane. 2 were killed and the other 8 became Prisoner of War (POW)s. listed at Stalag 3 in Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) originally then moved to Nuremberg Langwasser. Prisoner of War (POW)
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Bronco
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 4 February 1943 - 7 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 7-Jun-45. |
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Born |
Duncan, Oklahoma USA |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations, made connection to Place and Mission within existing website data; Corrected role to Pilot per 91BG/323BS Daily Report of 4-Feb-43; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Edited Biography adding crew position and target details.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15124 / MACR 15124, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 73, National Archives POW web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database