John B Wood Jr

Military

Shot down 2 June 1944 in B-24 #42-94858, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94858

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 2 June 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed "Summary biography" info saying he "Evaded" to "POW" per POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8191 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database