Herman Hoskins Jr

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97228, Prisoner of War (POW).



Earlier on December 13, 1943, 'Nora' A/C #42-29529 was damaged by flak and crashed upon landing. 10 RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nora 2nd
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: GI Jive
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 13 April 1943 Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Siloam Springs, AR 72761, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Grafton Underwood, the home base for the 384th BG.

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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 a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1803;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 3871 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database