Floyd Schwab

Military

Shot down 7 June 1944 in B-24 #42-52634 'Box Car'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52624

42-52624

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boxcar
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 7 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5483 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchwabCrew.shtml