William Charles Ellerbusch
MilitaryAssigned to 749BS 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gydnia, Poland in B-17 42-31629 9-Apr-44; shot down by Fw190's in target area. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3664
Awards: 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: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806324
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | 27 June 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 9 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW), Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out POW |
9 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gydnia, Poland in B-17 42-31629 9-Apr-44; shot down by Fw190's in target area. POW MACR 3664 | |
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Died |
16 July 1985 | ||
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Based |
Glatton | 9 April 1944 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers; MACR 3664 / MACR 3664 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database