Normand H Blum

Military

Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-31427. Plane ditched into Baltic. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4010



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076177 / O-801968
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 6 April 1942

Other

Ditched POW

Off Bornholm Island 11 April 1944 Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-31427. Plane ditched into Baltic. POW. MACR 4010

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 11 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Born

Wayne County, MI

Based

Chelveston 11 April 1944 Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4010