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Krieg in der Luft -> Stalag Luft VI, St. Wendel, Germany -> Donald D. Dorfmeier

Donald D. Dorfmeier

 

8 AF

398 BG

601 BS

target: Peenemünde, Germany, and return

Abschußort: Koithenhage

Meldende Dienststelle: Fl.H. Putnitz

04.08.1944, aprox. 1504

 

MACR 7707KU 2659

 

B-17 G # 42-107098

 

P        Carter Nigel B. 2Lt    o-618995

CP      Axsom Jason M. jr    2Lt     o-767968

N        Hembrough    William W. 2Lt          o-550442

B        Castro Edward         2Lt     o-556475

TT      Kukuljan        Richard L. SSgt        37407124

BT      Dorfmeier      Donald Dean  Cpl     19111310

RG      Dell     Robert R. Sgt 36741769

WG     Carr    William R. Cpl 16121910

TG      Lewis  Sanford A. Cpl         35758925

 

The crew got captured by Gendarmerie 1½ km southwest of Koitenhagen, 18 km southeast Barth, 6 km, northwest Franzburg.

 

Dorfmeier captured near Bussin

Castro captured near Franzburg

Kukulian captured three days later near Damgarten

 

Post: HQ, Local Air Base A (o), 5/III

Pütznitz, over Damgarten/Pommern

Glaser, LtCol and Air Base Commander

 

Kontakt via David Dorfmeier, 146 Bethany Drive, Manhattan, KS 66503, 787-587-0578

 

Thema:         STALAG LUFT VI

Datum:         08.08.01 00:14:04 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit

From:  stalagvi@hotmail.com (david dorfmeier)

To:     ROLGEIGER@AOL.COM

 

My father, S/SGT Donald D. Dorfmeier was interned at Stalag Luft VI in mid Aug 1944, following his aircraft being shot down of 4 Aug 1944.  He was a waist gunner on B-17 42-107098. Later, my father was transferred to Stalag Luft V, participated in the "hunger march" and escaped along with five other prisoners prior to the end of the war.  Presently, I am finishing a book manuscript he started 35 years ago.  Leonard Rose gave me you E-mail address. 

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