William S Barron

Military

Evaded (EVD) Crashed at Nantona on 8/11/44 in B-24 #4410492

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-10492

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Chris Crate
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Forge Village, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Evaded

Germany 11 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7916 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database