Elmer T Knudsen
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29640 'Old Ironsides'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Ironsides
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 August 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Copied the "Summary biography" from his pilot, 1Lt Arthur H Pentz.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 256 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database