Douglas U Hobbs
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Hamburg on 8/6/44 in B-24 42-95561
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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: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32335390
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Instrument Specialist / Mechanic / Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
Germany | 6 August 1944 | |
Born |
Manchester, Tennessee |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Information from the 44th Bomb Group Loading Lists at Rootsweb via William Mulholland.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8081 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database