Bernard E Gordy

Military

Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/9/44 in B-24 #42-78483, Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft III/IV and I. Released May 1, 45.



POW

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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

B-24 Liberator (MK-A+_, serial number 42-78483) of the 445th Bomb Group flies with a fellow Liberator.

42-78483

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic MACR 7385 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database