Edward A Barsditis

Military

Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2636.



Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1283471
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania, USA 12 February 1922 Son of Stanley and Anna Barsditis.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 29 January 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Enns, Austria 24 February 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; POW MACR 2636.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 24 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

17 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Monroeville, PA 4 August 2006

Based

Lucera 24 February 1944 Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.