Orville William Sindelar
Military
Object Number - UPL 50529 - Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900
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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lindsay, NE | 1 December 1920 | Son of Edward Joseph and Catherine Evelyn [Kurtenbach] Sindelar. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 1 September 1942 | Fort Crook Nebraska |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Force landed POW |
Belgium | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 February 1946 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
O'Neill Cemetery O'Neill, Holt County, NE | 22 June 2001 | O'Neill Cemetery O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska |
| Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | |||
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Based |
Kimbolton | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database