Jesse B Briggs

Military

Damaged by fighters and landed in Sweden on 6/20/44 in B-24 'Silver Witch' #44-40136, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40136

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Witch
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 20 June 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Sweden per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7076 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database