Elwood David Yeakel
MilitaryOfficial USAAF photo – NARA
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39781, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681691
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35741259
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11103114
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36707114
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Moorestown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania , United States | 20 December 1919 | the son of Robert Elmer and Estella Yeakel |
Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey, USA | 6 February 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 1 December 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW records: “Returned to Military Control 25 July 1945.” |
Died |
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA | 2 January 2010 | |
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
MACR 1325
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII POW records
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=elwood-d-yeakel…
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1325 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database