William J Lindapp

Military

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-24 #4440171. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Young man wearing leather Air Force flying gear with goggles resting on head, is looking directly at camera and smiling

44-40171

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boomerang
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database