Donald G Demmert
Military
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UPL 32820
1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44-8704 on March 19, 1945. He was captured and imprisoned at Stalag Luft I, North 2 - Barrack 7 - Room 4.
See UPL 32819 (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/32819) for reverse
See UPL 32819 (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/32819) for reverse
Associated people records.
Shot down by flak and crashed at Hussenhofen on 7/21/44 in B-17 #43-37573, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 21 July 1944 | POW camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7412 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database