Anthony J Christopher

Military

Badly damaged by flak in the target area of Mont-de-Marsan airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944, B-24H #41-29554 'Texas Rose' headed for Spain and crashed near Erandio-Asua, Bilbao after the crew baled out. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-29554

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Texas Rose
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

France 27 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3588 / MACR 3588, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database