Lester D MacLean

Military

Shot down 21 January 1945 in B-17 #43-38340 'Milk Run', Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38340

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Milk Run
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

21 January 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12236, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php