Robert William Seelos

Military

Pilot of B-17 #41-24465 'Montana Power'. Hit by flak and shot down by fighters on his 19th mission, the 5 April 1943 one to the ERLA works in Antwerp, Belgium. MACR 15534. Parachuted into Wuustwezel, North of Antwerp and was immediately made prisoner. Prisoner of War (POW). He was interned at Stalag Luft 1 and was liberated at Stalag Luft VIIA (7A) in Moosburg, Germany, by Patton's 3rd Army.

Bob Seelos was Vice President of the 306th Bombardment Group Association ( http://www.306bg.us ) and was also President (1986-1989 and 1998-2001) of the Brand Library and Art Center of Glendale, California.

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James E Murray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11021749 and O-732757
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier

William Winston Saunders

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18096211 and O-726079
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Stanley Pete Stemkoski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39380694
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Raymond Earl Walls

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 352nd Service Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15071583
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Philipsburg, Montana 22 May 1920

Enlisted

Missoula, Montana, United States 18 August 1941 as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 5 April 1943 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth; force-marched to Stalag VIIA (7A) in Moosburg, where he was liberated by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military control 25/06/1945".

Died

Glendale, California, United States 16 May 2005

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 15534
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Research on plane and crew for website www.evasioncomete.org

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / NARA, First Over Germany pg. 2, 6-8. 26, 49, 58 & 81; MACR 15533, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1