Glen E Naze

Military

Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A burning B-24 Liberator (KO-XA), believed to be (serial number 41-28779) of the 389th Bomb Group, captured by the Luftwaffe, that crashed on take off at Wackersleben 13 April 1945, and was deliberately set alight by the Germans.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 20 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out

Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany 20 June 1944 Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. POW.
Mound, Minnesota, USA

Revisions

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Correction of B-24 nickname - Arthur Suppona Via Nate Bosley

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database