Powell E Griffin

Military

Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #42-5780 'Black Swan' on a mission to U-Boat yards at St. Nazaire, France. A/C exploded and crashed near St. Pere-en-Retz where a monument was erected in 1984. 6 Killed in Action (KIA), 3 Prisoner of War (POW) and 1 Evaded (EVD.



Prisoner of War (POW) Powell was imprisoned at Stalag 17B.



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5780

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Swan
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Troy, Alabama, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 1 May 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed redundant info from "Role/job" field.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15727 / MACR 15727, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hayes, p. 113,

href="http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#">http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#>E, NARA POW online site, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database