Harold R Knotts

Military

Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30192. Returned to base. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30271 'Bomb Boogie'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30192

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30271

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 6 September 1943

Other

Returned (RTD)

Near Krems Austria 30 July 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 217 / MACR 217; MACR 545 / MACR 545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database