Lewis Wayne Straw
MilitaryShot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52610 'The Madam', Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag XVIIB.
POW, Bronze Battle Star, Purple Heart, member of Caterpillar Club
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664404
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Madame
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 11 June 1924 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
Died |
Johnstown, PA, USA | 9 July 1985 | |
Buried |
12 July 1985 | Lloyd Cemetery Ebensburg Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: 5-7 | |
Other POW |
Gneixendorf, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | Stalag Luft 17B |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3847, relative