Theodore G Bushnell
Military
Object Number - UPL 29708 - 1Lt Theodore G Bushnell. 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Schweinfurt. Shot down and crashed near Frankfurt on 12 Apr 44 in P-38 42-104170 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3761.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cook County, IL, USA | 2 May 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 18 April 1941 | |
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Other Shot down |
Frankfurt, Germany | 12 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Schweinfurt. Shot down and crashed near Frankfurt on 12 Apr 44 in P-38 42-104170 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3761. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 12 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Promotion |
23 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
26 October 1998 | ||
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Based |
Honington | 12 April 1944 | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Portland, OR, USA | Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3761 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
