Patrick J Keenan
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29898 'Scarlett O'Hara' was taken Prisoner of War (POW) and died of his injuries in the crash while a POW.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Medford, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 August 1943 | Hospital at Muenstierel Laz (Serves Stalag 6-G) Bonn Rheinland, Prussia 50-07 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1762 / MACR 1762; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database