Harold Bennett

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-24 #42-50346, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

42-50346

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tunnelton, Indiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5302 / MACR 5302, History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database