Matthew S Bahelka

Military

Crashed at Rothausen on 3 Mar 45 in B-24 #44-48844. Prisoner of War (POW) - POW from March 3, 1945 thru April 29,1945 at Stalag VII. Marched from Nuremburg to Moosburg in April 1945.



Awards/ Medals - Air Medal w/2 oak leaf clusters, Army of occupation Medal, Good Conduct Medal w/clasp and 2 loops, AFLSA w/3 bronze leaf clusters, AFOM/SO, AFRESM, AFLSA w/4 bronze oak leaf clusters, American Defense Service Medal w/1BS, American Theater C

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-48844

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 3 March 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Birsic/MACR 12882/self / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database