Paul D Guiteras

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz' 10-Oct-43; shot down, baled out Haakbergen, Holland Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1118

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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VIII Bomber Command 106

Date: 2 October 1943

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 95

Date: 15 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 94 OPERATION STARKEY

Date: 9 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 92

Date: 7 September 1943
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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Philadelphia, PA	2 March 1921	Son of Louis J and Jeannette Guiteras.
Enlisted	Philadelphia, PA	19 January 1942	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Other 95th BG Combat Tour	Horham Airfield, UK	4 July 1943 - 10 October 1943	Shot down on this 22nd mission
Other Shot Down/Captured	Haaksbergen, Netherlands	10 October 1943
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Zagan, Poland	17 October 1943	Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.
Other Seperated from Service	Fort Indiantown Gap, PA	24 November 1945
Died	Philadelphia, PA	16 April 2000
Buried	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, Montgomery County, PA	19 April 2000	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Date14 Mar 2021 15:09:51

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/image/129813102
https://www.fold3.com/record/19776325/paul-d-guiteras-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83764259/paul-d-guiteras-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/624132412/paul-guiteras-1921-veterans-affa…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155053694/paul-d.-guiteras

Date12 Mar 2021 19:47:34

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date22 Aug 2020 22:30:17

Contributor466thHistorian

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=683878
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/2616
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/41226_2421…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=445332…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:09

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database