Corry DeWitt Blount Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 'To Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5915
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19034227 / O-755722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: To Hell or Glory
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th 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 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Midland, Texas, USA | 21 February 1921 | Son of Corry DeWitt Sr and Lillie C Blount. |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 31 December 1940 | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Bavaria | 23 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
4 March 2004 | ||
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Buried |
Evergreen Cemetery Gulfport, Harrison County, MS | 7 March 2004 | Evergreen Cemetery Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi |
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Based |
Horham | 23 June 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Corrected place where B-17 42-38123 crashed from Maubeuge, France to Outer, Belgium.
Source: Dirk VIJVERMAN and http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-b-17g-42-381…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database