Paul Otis Crabtree
Military
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UPL 44214
Intake Picture Stalag Luft 1
Associated units and person.
Bombardier, Deering crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31047 'Wolverine'. MACR 2243. Lt Crabtree was blown free of the aircraft as it exploded. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.
Charleston, WV
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681487
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charleston, West Virginia, USA | 19 August 1919 | |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 November 1943 - 30 January 1944 | ||
Other Prisoner of War |
Barth, Germany | 30 January 1944 | Stalag Luft I |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2243, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database