John P Gavin

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28730 'Blond Bomber'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blonde Bomber
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 April 1944 Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09

Born

Tennessee

Revisions

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4942. See also Watts book p 83