Henry V Eastman

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Stadtlengsfeld, GR on a mission to Schwienfurt on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D 42-40733. Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Virgin for Short, But Not For Long
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

24 February 1944

Born

Monticello, Minnesota

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2939, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces