Wayne Sutton Proulx
Military
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UPL 56154
Lt. Wayne S. Proulx
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5165
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813794
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nelson King
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marlboro, New Hampshire, USA | 7 June 1919 | Son of Merritt Emil and Florence Viola [Goddard] Proulx. |
Enlisted |
Springfield, MA | 1 October 1942 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
6 February 1977 | ||
Buried |
Pine Grove Cemetery Marlborough, Cheshire County, NH | 9 February 1977 | Pine Grove Cemetery Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database