Lawrence A Istel

Military

Crashed near Zeitz on 11/21/44 in B-17 'Homing Pigeon' #44-6104. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-6104

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homing Pigeon
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Blue Island, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 November 1944

Revisions

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10411 / MACR 10411, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2011 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database