Dean William Reid
MilitaryShot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39783. Captured in Schoenberg, 20km NW of Kletkamp, Germany on 22 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045052
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36127786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06561481 at enlistment, then O-807090
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Primrose, Boone County, Nebraska, United States | 17 April 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
18 July 1941 | ||
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Other Bailed out |
19 May 1944 | of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 May 1944 | Captured in Schoenberg, 20km NW of Kletkamp, Germany on 22 May 1944. Interned mainly at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan/Zagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control “18 March 1946”… |
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Died |
22 February 2009 | ||
| Cedar Rapids, Boone County, Nebraska |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database