David Hall Black

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29800 'Me and My Gal'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Howard David Parks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39311920
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Seven men, wearing dress Air Force uniform, posed in front of a building. Four men standing to the rear and three men kneeling in front. All the men have Purple Heart medals pinned to their jacket left lapel

Ivan Luther Rice

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059741 and O-738249
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Edward F Simpson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12081987
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Thomas Brooks Wheeler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38082954
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer/top turret gunner

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Born

Alabama, United States 16 June 1921

Enlisted

Montgomery, Alabama, United States 25 February 1942 in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 14 October 1943 - 27 April 1945 Captured; interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland. Evacuated on forced march from there to Stalag 7A Moosburg. Liberated there 27 April 1945 by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Allied military control 12 June 1945."

Died

Snellville, Georgia, United States 13 April 2008

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Removed a space(s) in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Modified font of middle name

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MACR 840
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 840 / MACR 840, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database