Ewald C Braeunig

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Hit by flak and crashed at Bussin in B-24 Dry Run 41-29137 on 8/4/44



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Armorers of the 706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator (RT-R, serial number 41-29137) nicknamed "Dry Run". Image via Albert R Krassman Jr Written on slide casing: '706 Armament.'

41-29137

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dry Run
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

4 August 1944

Born

Buckley, Illinois

Revisions

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ContributorDry Run Baby
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Sources

The above correction on Ewald last name was corrected by his daughter Betsey. Will add to this file later.

Thanks,
Betsey

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7709 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.446bg.com/

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7709