Glenn N Oster
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5915 'Cash & Carrie', Prisoner of War (POW).
He was held at Stalag Luft 111 and made an attempt to escape on January 15 1945 but was attacked by guard dogs just short of the outside fence, re-captured and confined to the 'cooler'.
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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: Cash & Carrie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database