Reuben Bernard Almquist

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37750

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary T
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th 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

Dakota County, Minnesota, USA 21 November 1919

Died

Dakota County, Minnesota, USA 10 June 1946 (aged 26)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 14 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Buried

Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA County Line Cemetery

Revisions

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Updated the Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94275060.

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Corrected the first name and updated the middle name per per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94275060.
Updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94275060.
Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94275060.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94275060/reuben-bernard-almquist

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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database