Amon Belcher

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed NNW of Sarrebourg, FR on a mission to Furth. GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7589 'Rigor Mortis'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7589) of the 44th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "(GAD-60-1-44)(30-1-44)(A/C 27589, Crash Landing, Restricted." Handwritten caption on reverse: '44th B.G., 8th Air Force.'

42-7589

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Walnut, Mississippi, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2952 / MACR 2952, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database