Aden S Batson
MilitaryShot down by 3 FW190's on a mission to Hesepe, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-24H 42-7768 and crashed near Horstel, GR. POW. On 7 June 1944, Batson went on a mission to the Antwerp area to get photographs and the pilots elected to go in at tree-top le
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 February 1944 | Shot down by 3 FW190's on a mission to Hesepe, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-24H 42-7768 and crashed near Horstel, GR. Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2469, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 2469 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database