Bernie F Bowers

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-24 #42-110098 'The Flying Sac'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110098

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Flying Sac
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

24 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4298 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database