Oliver J Saunders Jr

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7508 'Liberty Belle', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

42-7508

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 December 1944 - 9 June 1945 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Palo Alto, California

Revisions

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-7508 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4132