Elwyn J Hornsby
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Hersfeild on 9/27/44 in B-24 #4295078
Prisoner of War (POW) 09/27/44
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Units served with
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395486.jpg?itok=ZC1-AdKC)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 700th Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395110.jpg?itok=ajV5k1TI)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-57164.jpeg?itok=Tn6VMvo9)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hare Force
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Paul, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 |
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Sources
Birsic MACR 9396 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / MACR 9396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database