Glenn N Oster

Military

Shot 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

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Born

Long Beach, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 October 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

390thBG journal September 1993

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database