Eugene E Halmos Jr

Military

Shot down 29 June 1944. Hit by flak and crashed at Ursen in B-24 'Heaven Can Wait' #41-28832, Prisoner of War (POW).



PH/ AM/ WW II Victory Medal/ ETO Medal/ POW Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 29 August 1916

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 June 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self/MACR 6986