Benjamin E Upshaw
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Frankfort on 7/28/44 in B-17 #42-102952, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
Germany | 28 July 1944 | |
Born |
Chokio, Minnesota, USA |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database