William F Haenel

Military

Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29820. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3 and ended the war at work camp 49-11 near Nuremburg.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 15 May 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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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.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16060 / MACR 16060, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 121 by Bishop and Hey, 92nd BG Fame's Favored Few p. 17, NARA POW database / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database