B-24 Liberator
B-24 42-78668 “Girl Crazy”, 736BS, 454BG, 15AF
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return Valentine tank works, Austria with Charles Faxon Jr crew 23-Mar-45; shot down, 7 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 13251
Group
The group was constituted as 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 May 1943 and activated on 1 June at Davis-Monthan Field, near Tucson, Arizona. Training began immediately on Consolidated B-24 Liberators[2] and the ground cadre was sent on 3 July to...
Squadron
Established in mid-1943 as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron; trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in January 1944, being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force in Southern Italy.
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Military | Sergeant | Flight engineer / Top turret | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13251.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13251
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13251
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 454th Bomb Group
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
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Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | North American, Dallas | 1944 |
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Built at North American, Dallas |
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| Assigned | San Giovani, Italy | 1945 |
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Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Valentine, Austria | 23 March 1945 |
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Failed to Return Valentine tank works, Austria with Charles Faxon Jr crew 23-Mar-45; shot down, 6 x POW, 3 KIA? MACR 13251 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 August 2021 19:36:00 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames, description and events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 August 2021 09:47:35 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations |
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