John E Hurley

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media-31527.jpeg UPL 31527 Second Lieutenant John E. Hurley, Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group). Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 31527 - Second Lieutenant John E. Hurley, Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group).

Shot down 27 June 1944. by flak and crashed near Vez in B-24 42-50344 Evaded (EVD). Four of the crew avoided capture and were helped by the French Underground for 8 weeks until they could join up with Allied forces.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50344

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Skeeter
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group

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Born

Des Moines, Iowa

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Matthew Hurley MACR 6727

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