Thomas G Garten
MilitaryShot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97235, Prisoner of War (POW). This was my 8th mission. Spent 1 year as Prisoner of War (POW) and was on 600 mile Death March.
POW/Purple Heart, AF Medal ETC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alley, West Virginia, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | Stalag 357 Oerbke (Near Fallingbostel) Prussia 53-09 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4778 / MACR 4778/self / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database