Edward W Hincks Jr

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37867 'Berlin Ambassador. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37867

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Berlin Ambassador
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

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)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Mars Hill, Maine

Revisions

Date
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 an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3140, 8th AF Losses