Delton C Erdmann

Military

Shot down by flak and fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 42-3448. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3448

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Bremerton, Washington

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1924, 8th AF Losses, http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E">http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E>