Irwin D Witty

Military

Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Linz tank works 25-Jul-44 ejected by explosion Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7125



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jack Woodrow Murphy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33022881 / O-667538
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6183

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, NY 25 January 1916 Son of Albert Witty.

Other

Shot down

Vicinity of Linz, Austria 25 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Linz tank works 25-Jul-44 ejected by explosion Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7125

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 25 July 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Baltimore, MD 30 September 1993

Based

Amendola 25 July 1944 Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF.

Buried

New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, NY New Montefiore Cemetery West Babylon, Suffolk County, NY

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