John H McBroom

Military

Prisoner of War. Shot down by flak and crashed at Samer on 6/24/44 in B-24 42-95022

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95022

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 24 June 1944

Born

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 6266

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 6266 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database