Thomas W Hughes

Military

Shot down 16 April 1943 in B-24 41-23983.' Some crew members had baled out when the plane exploded blowing some crew clear. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 17B.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23983

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

16 April 1943

Born

Ohio

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Change to aircraft association according to ‘Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces’, Bishop and Hey

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15730, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 104, NARA