William C Frierson

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29988. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Uncouth Bastard
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 14 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 914 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database