Eugene A Payne

Military

Shot down on 30 November 1944, 25th mission to Merseberg, in B-17 #4297383. Spent 6 months in Prisoner of War (POW) hospital with flak wound on left hand and 3 more years in hospital.



Warwaw Uprising Cross/ EAME w/ 4 battle stars/ AM/ PH/ Presidential Citation w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97383

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: N-Nan
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 November 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10839 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php / self, MACR 10839