William R Stewart

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Had mechanical failure and crashed near Legea on 7/31/44 in B-17 #42102435



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Double Wallop
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 31 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7746 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database