William Wayne Sharkey
MilitaryShot down in B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102913) on 26 July 1944 during a mission to Weiner Neudorf Austria. Sharkey was taken prisoner of war (POW) and imprisoned at Stalag Luft III.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- 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 |
Mount Pleasant, Iowa | 11 March 1923 | |
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Other Shot Down |
Weiner Neudorf, Austria | 26 July 1944 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 July 1944 - 11 June 1946 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Died |
Burlington, Iowa | 11 August 2006 | |
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Enlisted |
Iowa | ||
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Buried |
Burlington, Iowa, USA | Aspen Grove Cemetery |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the "Buried" event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 15318686.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15318686/william-wayne-sharkey
Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorEmily
Changes
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Information provided by William Taylor, Missing Air Crew Report, POW Record, 301st Bomb Group Association, Find a Grave