Edmond P Gavin Jr

Military

Shot down on 9/27/44 in B-24 'Le Simulacre Renegat' 42-110186, Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

42-110186

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Phantom Renegade aka Ballot Baker
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 27 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9428