Joseph M L Michaud
MilitaryAssigned to 744BS, 456BG, 15 AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Shell Oil Refinery, Budapest with Ed Jones crew 2-Jul-44; attacked and mauled by Fw190‘s. Pilot signalled to abandon the crippled plane, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 6439
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Emperor Jones
- Unit: 456th Bomb Group 744th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Hampshire | 4 November 1914 | |
Enlisted |
Manchester, NH | 8 October 1940 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
Other Baled out POW |
Vicinity Budapest, Hungary | 2 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Shell Oil Refinery, Budapest with Ed Jones crew 2-Jul-44; attacked and mauled by Fw190‘s. Pilot signalled to abandon the crippled plane, baled out. POW MACR 6439 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hartmannsdorf-Chemnitz, Germany | 2 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag 4A. |
Other Discharged USSAF |
14 October 1947 | Medical discharge. | |
Died |
18 March 1974 | ||
Based |
Stornara | 2 July 1944 | Assigned to 744BS, 456BG, 15 AF USAAF. |
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