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Assigned to 380FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dessau shot down Gardelegen, Germany Prisoner of War (POW). 28-May-44 MACR 5136.
Awards: POW,WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
Equipped with P-51s, the Group entered combat from England in February 1944, flying bomber escort and ground-strafing missions. They took part in the invasion of Normandy, protecting gliders and troop carriers on 6 and 7 June. In September 1944, now...
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 380FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dessau shot down Gardelegen, Germany pilot 2Lt Feodor Clemovitz Prisoner of War (POW). 28-May-44 MACR 5136.
28 May 1944
Military site : airfield
Built during 1943 as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), Staplehurst was used briefly by RAF fighter squadrons during August to October 1943 and then allocated to the Ninth Air Force. Developed and improved during the winter of 1943-44, the station...
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Maricopa County, AZ, USA | 1921 |
| Enlisted | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 8 August 1842 |
| Based | Staplehurst | 1944 – 28 May 1944 |
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Assigned to 380FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Shot down / Baled out | Gardelegen, Germany | 28 May 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dessau shot down Gardelegen, Germany POW. MACR 5136. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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