David W McCarty

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed on 26-Nov-44 at Pattensen in B-24 #41-29464

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

Aircraft

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

Born

New York State

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 10763

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 10763 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database