Joe L Harris

Military

Interned in Sweden after 15th mission on 20 June 1944 to Politz. Retired in 1967 after 26 years of service. B-24 'Silver Witch' #4440136



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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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

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Baltic Sea 20 June 1944

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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 / self / MACR 7076 & page 288 in THE SECOND AIR DIVISION, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45