Richard A Funkhouser
MilitaryDick Funkhouse served as a pilot with the 366th Bomb Squadron of the 305th Bomb Group out of Chelveston, England. On 5 December 1944, he was flying B-17 #43-38074 when it was shot down and crashed near Berlin. He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held at Stalag Luft IV.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 5 December 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Born |
Rantoul, Illinois, USA |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11041 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database