UPL 36942

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Drawing/ cartoon in a diary belonging to S/Sgt Raymond J. O'Connon of B24 42-78340 Butch M'Love. Made while he was a POW in Stalag Luft IV.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32312892
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: gunner B24

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Butch-M-Love

Locations

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

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Sources

POW StalagLuft IV diary from the estate of S/Sgt Raymond J. O'Connon.