Joseph M Greenberg
MilitaryB-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-532947
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Terry & The Pirates
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brighton, Massachusetts, USA | 13 April 1914 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 18 March 1943 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Malz, Oranienburg, Germany | 22 March 1944 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 23 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft IV |
Died |
Redwood City, CA, USA | 3 June 1993 | |
Buried |
7 June 1993 | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA Plot: Section CF Site 244 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3492 / MACR 3492, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database