Paul S Quinones

Military
media-30235.jpeg UPL 30235 29942 was named the Sylvia.

Picture of flight crew from Quinones family.

Object Number - UPL 30235 - 29942 was named the Sylvia.

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sylvia aka Daisy June II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 12 August 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=6&tf=F&q=Qu…

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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

 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 658 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Paul S Quinones: Gallery (2 items)