Fred Lakner

Military

Crashed into Ijsselmeer on 24 Feb 45 in B-24 #42-51495, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13348 / MACR 13348 & Page 324 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database