Benjamin E Upshaw

Military

Shot 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

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102952

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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