Donald W Carpenter

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52651 'Satan's Lady'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Lady
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chittenango, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5223 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database