Ira J Bias Jr
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Baasem, Germany on 8 January 1945 in B-17 'Fightin Hebe' #42-98000, MACR 11579.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin' Hebe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Newport, KY, USA | 13 February 1942 | Residence: Lincoln County, West Virginia Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
26 September 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, John DeFrancesco Crew, 29 combat missions. | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 8 January 1945 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. |
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Born |
West Hamlin, West Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11579, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
