Leo E Chaplinsky
MilitaryDamaged by flak en-route to the target at Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 the crew of B-17F #42-3529 baled out before the a/c blew up and crashed SE of Bremen, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2979 / MACR 2979, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database