Hugo J Bock

Military

Hit by flak, B-24H #42-7590 'Paper Doll' crashed near Wildeshausen, GR after the crew baled out on a mission to Munster and Hamm, GR on 23 Mar 1944. 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

42-7590

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3544 / MACR 3544, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database