Gerald J Kathol

Military

Shot down at Archfeild on Kassel mission in B-24 #42-50340, POW at Stalag 9C Survived the war.



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50340

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hartington, NE USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

27 September 1944

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

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Kassel Mission Historical Society

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Kassel mission Historical society

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9389 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database