Harold F Sheahan
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). TDY 9th AF Oct. 1, 1943 . Hit by flak on mission from Tunisia to Austria in B24 42-40775 'Wolf Wagon'. Crashed near target with 6 Killed in Action (KIA) and 4 Prisoner of War (POW). September 44 Sheahan was repatriated by S. S. Gripsholm via Sweden.
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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: Wolf Wagon
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
1 October 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 299