Carl H Forbes Jr

Military

December 1944 - February 1945. Shot down 3 February 1945 in 42-102873, Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VIIA.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102873

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Joker II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

3 February 1945

Born

Morgantown, West Virginia

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999, MACR 12096 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia