Harold Both Jr

Military

Damaged by flak and crashed at Ladelung on 8/4/44 in B-24 #44-40135, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Daisy Mae
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 4 August 1944

Revisions

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Merged "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person that was then deleted.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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MACR 7714 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database