Neal Franklin Fielder
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt William T Baker, 2Lt Loyd D Gahimer, 1Lt Joseph T McLane, 1Lt George J Fleming.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Vergil E Bowman, S/Sgt Charlie M Bacon, T/Sgt Charles J Bonn, S/Sgt Norwood D Borror, T/Sgt Neal F Fielder, S/Sgt Walter K Pallage.
Object Number - UPL 31611 - Lt Baker and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila'. England, 16 July 1943. Rear L-R:...
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 43-37820; shot down near Ziesar 10-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13910
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-025823
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hillview, IL | 29 May 1921 | Son of Alfred S and Ruth E [Parrish] Fielder. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 3 June 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 10 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW), Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Brandenburg, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 43-37820; shot down near Ziesar 10-Apr-45 POW MACR 13910 |
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Died |
Hiawassee, Towns County, GA | 22 September 2008 | |
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Buried |
Laurel Hills Memory Gardens, Young Harris, Towns County, GA | 25 September 2008 | Laurel Hills Memory Gardens Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia |
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Based |
Sudbury | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
