Warren Walter Woods

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-5942 "Sky Shy". Prisoner of War (POW).

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Joseph Harrison Redmond

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31160005
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Harold E Richards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33285833
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Albert H Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

David E Wiesner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Minnesota, United States 21 August 1921

Enlisted

Fort Snelling, St Paul, Minnesota, United States 21 January 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Bailed out

near Ulm, Germany 6 September 1943 from B-17 # 42-5942, shot down by fighters and Flak

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bad Sulza, Germany 6 September 1943 Interned at Stalag 9C Bad Sulza

Died

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States 27 June 1997
Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 3121
NARA WWI enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

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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 3121 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database