James O Deer

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremerhaven on 11/21/44 in B-24 #42100337

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-100337

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 November 1944

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Sources

Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44 MACR 10408 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10409 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database