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Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Bomber pilot | 322nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.
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Group
The 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 19-Jun-1942 at MacDill Field, Florida with B-26B Marauder aircraft. In late September 1942 the unit moved to Drane Field, Florida. The Ground echelon sailed for the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth...
Squadron
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt,France. Damaged badly enough by AAA [hit in port engine, which was feathered and undercarriage dropped, possibly hydraulic damage] on the 21-Apr-44 mission to cause the crew to bail...
Military site : airfield
The base was known as Great Saling when construction – by US Army engineers – began in 1942 but was renamed Andrews Field in honour of the memory of Gen. Frank M. Andrews, who was killed when the B-24 he was travelling in crash-landed in Iceland on 3...
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| Born | Logan, OH 43138, USA | 12 October 1923 |
| Lived in | Ohio, USA | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 1 October 1942 |
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Fort Benjamin Harrison |
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| Based | Andrews Field | 1943 – 21 April 1944 |
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Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Shot down / baled out | 62600 Berck, France | 21 April 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Tychowo, Poland | 21 April 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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| Died | Columbus, OH, USA | 21 August 2011 |
| Buried | 5600 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43213, USA | 21 August 2011 |
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Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 May 2017 11:04:52 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28632368 |
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