Dudley H Fay Jr

Military

Completed 11 missions. Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31078. Prisoner of War (POW) in Barth, Germany. Flew on the plane named 'JoAnn'.



His father was on the staff of Ira Eaker and his outfit called SAC, which they kept count on losses and capabilities for the 8th AF.



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Dudley H Fay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Service Numbers: O-900821
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Staff Officer

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

42-31078

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

15 September 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 December 1943 - 20 June 1945 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

4 September 2010

Buried

Connecticut

Revisions

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Added a connection to the POW camp “Stalag Luft I” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a Born event per "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" at Ancestry.com.

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Added POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to to his father, "Dudley H Fay, Sr", mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to A/C #42-31078 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1574