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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. John Boon ("Sonny") Saidla Pilot, O-759512 Prisoner Of War 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. John Boon ("Sonny") Saidla Pilot, O-759512 Prisoner Of War 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 3-Feb-1924, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 7-Oct-1944 Captured: 7-Oct-1944 17:15, Between Wellschbillig and Hofweiler, County Trier POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 Return Date: 12-Jun-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File Latest Report Date: 12-Jun-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File ID: 71928 / (PDF) Died: 18-Aug-1959, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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MACR 9222 Details Notes: A/C Seen to Crash. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft. Acft received flak hit on canopy behind pilot. Seen to crash west of Trier, Germany. Three parachutes observed. Nickname of A/C: "Candace Ann" Description: The plane piloted by 2nd Lt John B. Saidla was hit behind the pilot's canopy and dropped away from the formation. Crewmen reported seeing three parachutes emerge from the plane and land on the west side of the town of Trier. His gunners were Sergeants A. F. Cavanaugh and J. M. Harris. (416th BG History 1944) See also Mission # 153 |
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Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources
