James E Blaisdell

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Left Marrakech in B24#42-7640 ferrying to England. Flak knocked out 2 engines near Brest, FR. Crashed.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-7640

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 18 November 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1252 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.446bg.com/">www.446bg.com/>, MACR 1252, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 376