Paul V Matthew

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions. Took off from Gander in B-17 42-3143 en route to Prestwick, Scotland, but landed at Bunduran, Ireland 10-May-43. Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B. MACR 1352



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Robert Bigler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736081
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29866

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Judy B
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-3143

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bugs
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saltillo, Indiana, USA 6 September 1920

Enlisted

Louisville, KY 10 August 1942 Louisville, Kentucky

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 16 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Baled out POW

Le Bourget, France 16 August 1943 Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B. MACR 1352

Died

Lawrence County, IN 23 June 1977

Buried

Cresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery Bedford, Lawrence County, IN 28 June 1977 Cresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery Bedford, Lawrence County, IN

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 16 August 1943 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 116, 234. NARA. 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database