Benjamin C Kirscher
MilitaryMACR 5029. AC # 252638 'SKEETER II'. Shot down by fighter attacks and crashed near Helmstedt. Crew bailed out. 3 crewman Killed in Action (KIA). Prisoner of War (POW).
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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 |
Napa, California, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Combat Supplement/ 448th Bomb Group: Liberators over Germany (crew picture pg 107) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database