Stephen O Russell

Military

Crew Number 10. Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30411 'Hot Rocks II', Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose Marie, Hot Rocks
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 December 1943

Born

Lucy, Tennessee, USA

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1727 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database