Karen, I would suggest doing two things. First, consult your local American Legion post or VFW hall. Tell them your grandfater's unit and that he wants to contact other veterans. People in those oraganizations have the best chance of knowing someone who knows someone who was in a particular unit. Secondly, there are a number of Usenet newsgroups dedicated to history and to veterans. Find them and post messages on them saying you are trying to contact veterans of the 365th bomb squadron of the 388th bomb group out of Knettishall. Mention that your grandfather is trying to contact old buddies. There is a reasonable chance the information will get to the right people. Michael Montagne
Karen,
The association address for the 388th Bomb Group is:
Bittner Snead (Secretary)
3449 SW 328th St.
Federal Way,WA 98023
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You also might like to look at the next site, which if contacted might offer some help.
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Dear Karen I think my father was in Stalag 17. His name was Allan Egan and he was the pilot of a Lancaster Bomber and was shot down over Germany. I am looking for his log book which is somewhere around here and I will get back to you once I have more information. Please emaqil me dirct if you wish. Regards Keryl Egan
I can only include these facts, in case someone can use them to track down some of the actual fliers. From 1978 - 79 and again from 1981-1992, I lived in a Baltimore County suburban row house community called Knettishall. At the one end of the row house development was a dedication plaque, later stolen, to the 388th bomb group of Knettishall, England and the builders of the Maryland community. They named the streets after the local English towns, hence Thetford Road, Hardwick Road, etc., etc.
Later, during the early 2000s, I was able to visit the Air Force Museum in Dayton, at Wright-Patterson, and the memorial to the 388th. Also, I found my way through the narrow country lanes passed Bury St. Edmunds and found the dedication plaque and what remained of the field at Knettishall Heath, in East Anglia.
I also know from another volume on B-17s by Philip Kaplan that Walt Disney studios designed the logo for the 388th.
The most similar sounding German city or town names to "Stalag" are :- Stahlberg, Stahlhofen, Staig and Stallwang. A full lis of German town names is found on the link below.
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2 sites for you to check out are: www.b24.net/pow and www.axpow.com There is no listing of all POW's but these may be able to help you out.
Yes, as an IIIC researcher, I have the DOD's roster of approx. 1490 names and I have documented another 300 names through years of extensive research.
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There are far too many names of wounded fighting men in WW2 to list.
We do not have the specific names of the Native American who fought in World War 2 in our database. You can get their names from the World War 2 museum. I have provided a link for you so you can contact them. Thanks.
They were nick-named 'Tommies'.
they were soldiers who helped other people survive.
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