George R Ganster

Military

Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30244 'Holy Terror'. Plane crashed into Channel. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Holy Terror
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 January 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1687 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database