43-12264 Sweet Suzanne

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 355FS, 354FG, 9AF. Lost on bomber support penetration mission to Berlin 3-Mar-44. Engine failed, tried to return to base and crash landed near Blokzijl. Pilot Lt Horace B White initially evaded capture with assistance of resistance, captured over 14 weeks later POW. MACR 2919.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744813
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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8356 Blokzijl, Netherlands 3 March 1944 - 3 March 1944 Lost on bomber support penetration mission to Berlin 3-Mar-44. Engine failed, tried to return to base and crash landed near Blokzijl. Pilot Lt Horace B White initially evaded capture with assistance of resistance, captured over 14 weeks later POW. MACR 2919.

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MACR 2919 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database