William Earle Caldwell
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammmer, Germany; A/C hit by flak and filled with smoke, baled out on the 'prepare to' order. A/C subsequently returned to base. 7-Aug-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7536
Awards: 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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-397373
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Ops Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd 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 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Memphis, TN | 27 July 1913 | Son of William Elerson and Flossie [Crawford] Caldwell. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 30 June 1942 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Other Baled out POW |
Blechhammmer, Germeny | 7 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammmer, Germany; A/C hit by flak and filled with smoke, baled out on the 'prepare to' order. A/C subsequently returned to base. 7-Aug-44 POW MACR 7536 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 7 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Memphis, TN | 14 April 1994 | |
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Buried |
Memphis Memory Gardens, Memphis, TN | 17 April 1994 | Memphis Memory Gardens Memphis, Shelby County, TN Plot: Everlasting Life |
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Based |
Lucera | 7 August 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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