Adrian J Denbroeder
MilitaryAfter takeoff on mission to Fiefs, FR in B24 #42-109793 lost the 3rd and then #4 propellor. Was advised by the tower to abandon the ac and crew bailed out near Boreham, Essex. 9 RTD, 1KOM Co-Pilot Lt Schierbrock was severely injured and died 7 July 1944
Lt. B. Blanton crew; Prisoner of War (POW) Damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland on 7/12/44 in B-24 Bim Bam Bola #42-94735. Three of the crew landed in Lake Constance and swam to Switzerland
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Abington, MA, USA | 21 September 1920 | |
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Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Randolph, MA 02368, USA | 27 April 2000 - 12 July 1944 |
Revisions
Personal letters and records; discharge papers, official USAAF records
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7560 / MACR 7560, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 4, Pg 68 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database