Maynard W Unger
MilitaryRadio operator, King crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29978 'Hell's Angel'. Mission 320 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. #4 engine was damaged and the right wing was on fire. MACR 382. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft VIIA & XVIIB.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795280
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793160
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392550
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
19 October 1921 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 17 August 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Updated POW camp info for the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 382 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 382 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database