Woodrow P Moore
MilitaryWoodrow Moore was Navigator on B-17 42-29878 when it was shot down on the mission to Saint-Nazaire, France, 29 May 1943. Prisoner of War (POW) - MACR 1293.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | 24 July 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
3 February 1941 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
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Other bailed out |
29 May 1943 | of B-17 42-29878, over France | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 May 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland. Force-marched from there to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW records : "returned to Military Control 12 June 1945." | |
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Died |
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Buried |
Saint James Cemetery, Carsonville, Pennsylvania |