Thurman H Esselmeyer

Military

Crashed near Mannheim on 11/5/44 in B-17 'Lady Anne' #44-8313, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8313

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorcfinney
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Name appears in Parker Finney's POW Diary 1944 - 1945 Stalag III Sagan Germany and Stamlager VIIA Moosberg Germany

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10310 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database