Edward A Barsditis
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
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: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
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