Robert M Powers Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Berlin-Spandau on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-109832 'De-Icer'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-109832

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: De-Icer
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 6 March 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde).

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N & POW camp info from data for POWs at the National Archives. Also added a summary bio.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected last name from "Jr" to "Powers".

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2957 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database