Donald Henry Karg

Military

Shot down near Zeitz on 9/11/44 in B-17 #42-102471, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102471

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wyandot, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA 9 June 1922

Died

Burgoon, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA 13 May 1999 (aged 76)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 11 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Buried

Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, USA Bellevue Cemetery

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated his middle name and Born and Died events per Find-a-grave ID 124046490.
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 124046490.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124046490/donald-henry-karg

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a KIA event to “Prisoner of War (POW)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron; 8th AF News, September 1999 MACR 8924