Herbert L Diehl Jr

Military

Hit by flak had mid air collision and crashed near Mannheim on 7/31/44 in B-24 'Lethal Linda' #42-94776, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94776

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lethal Linda
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 31 July 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Evansville, Indiana

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Added the location of the "POW" event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-94776 listed in the "Summary biography".

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7753