George R O'Dea

Military
media-41435.jpeg UPL 41435 Picture of John M Yatsko Collection of Dawn Yatsko Stapinski

Personal collection

Object Number - UPL 41435 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5178 'The Old Stand', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Capen Robert Simons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18103410 and O-738586
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator

Aircraft

42-5178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Old Stand By
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Johnson, Rhode Island, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Denmark 9 October 1943

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

George R O'Dea: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 41435 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Object number: UPL 41436 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Object number: UPL 41437 - John M Yatsko, POW picture