Robert T McFarlane

Military

Radio operator, Crosson crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31075 'The Rebel'. Mission #51 to Bremen, Germany. MACR 1722. Prisoner of War at Stalag XB.

Cleveland, OH



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

John L Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31111020
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Steve F Bulsok

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33249598
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward J Burke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736617
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Waldo B Crosson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737546
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Joseph Curran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670025
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-31075

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Rebel
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag X-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 10-B, Sandbostel Concentration Camp

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

Sandbostel, Germany 20 December 1943 Stalag XB

Born

Cleveland, Ohio

Based

Prisoner of War

20 December 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1722