BRICE E THORNBURG

Military

Flew with the Stevens Crew 51, 51B & R86. On 26/11/1944 in A/C 41-29464 "Unlimited" on the Misburg mission, Germany. The A/C was crippled and crashed at Pattensen, Germany, MACR: 10763 refers. THORNBURG became a POW held at, Stalag 13D Nuremburg (Oflag 73) Bavaria 49-11.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

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American Library Norwich. Database.

This person has been confused with BLAINE W. THORNBURG who is a PFC Chemical Equipment Operator/MOS786 with the 491st BG.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster