William F Owen Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7092
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31090487 / O-691465
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Huntington, WV | 17 February 1943 | Huntington, West Virginia |
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Other Baled out POW |
Vollenhove, Netherlands | 29 June 1944 | Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7092 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 29 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Born |
Dubuque, Iowa, USA | WV | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Horsham St Faith | 29 June 1944 | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |