Alvin E Naumann
MilitaryAfter being hit by flak on a mission to St Jean d'Angely airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31363 was ditched in the Bay of Biscay. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15. Flew 5 missions.
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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: Vapor Trail
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 27 March 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Born |
Revisions
Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 3479, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 227, NARA, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
MACR 3479 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database