John P Gavin
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28730 'Blond Bomber'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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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.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4942. See also Watts book p 83