Ernest M McKim

Military

Crashed on 11/26/44 in B-24 #42-50756, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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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.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50756

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Glen Cove, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychow, Poland 26 November 1944 POW Camp: 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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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Removed associations to UPL 44382 and UPL 44361 as there is no associated picture.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-50756 listed in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44 MACR 11217 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia