Joseph H LeBoeuf

Military

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52298 'Choo Choo Baby', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Choo Choo Baby
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lions, Louisiana

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4596, The Liberator Men of Old Buc