Finous R Baker
MilitaryDuring ferry mission on 5 Feb 1944, B-24H #41-29277 'Dear Mom' landed at Villacisneros, Spanish Morocco. Crew and a/c were Interned (INT).
Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-94946 "The Cat's Ass", Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
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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
- Nicknames: The Cat's Ass
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Spanish Morocco | 5 February 1944 | |
Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Changed the location of the "Interned" event to "Switzerland” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added an "Interned (INT)" event per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5388 / MACR 5388, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Force & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database