Lyle N Procknow
MilitaryAssigned to 642BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen hit by flak in wing span out of control and crashed Liblar, Germany Baled out at 7000ft Prisoner of War (POW) 2-Feb-45 MACR 12056.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN Medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 409th Bomb Group 642nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20757119 / O-806071
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 409th Bomb Group 642nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Hadstock
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sawyer County, WI, USA | 8 October 1910 | |
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Enlisted |
Wausau, WI, USA | 16 January 1942 | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Liblar, 50374 Erftstadt, Germany | 2 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen hit by flak in wing span out of control and crashed Liblar, Germany Baled out at 7000ft POW 2-Feb-45 MACR 12056. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 2 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
New Braunfels, TX, USA | 10 May 2004 | |
| Wisconsin, USA | |||
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Based |
Little Walden | 2 February 1945 | Assigned to 642BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |