Henry K Mosley

Military

Crashed at Anno Tower on 26-Nov-44 in B-24 'Idiots Delight' #42-51530, Prisoner of War (POW). 

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51530

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Idiot's Delight
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

725

  • Date: 26 November 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

Died

Philadelphia, PA, USA 26 November 2015

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Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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

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Granddaughter - He was not a jr

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10767