Paul O Welch
MilitaryTG, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244.
Sgt Welch along with other members of his crew were hidden by the Dutch underground until captured on 20 March 1944 in civilian clothes. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft IV.
North Carolina
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36619672
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392226
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745527
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804531
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
12 January 1944 - 30 January 1944 | Originally assigned to the 535th BS and then transferred to the 533rd BS the same day. | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 January 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2244 / MACR 2244, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database