Maurice M Haines
Military
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UPL 39615
Lt. Maurice M. Haines 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group
359th Fighter Group collection
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Lt. Maurice M. Haines enlisted on 13 November 1942. Assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron on 8 September 1944, on his 10th combat mission with the 359th Fighter Group, 5 November 1944, he was hit by flak and bailed out. The Lieutenant was captured and held prisoner in Stalags 3, 13b, and 7-A. Upon liberation he returned home to Camden, NJ.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 November 1944 | On his 10th combat mission, 5 November 1944, Lt. Haines was hit by flak and bailed out. The Lieutenant was captured and held prisoner in Stalags 3, 13b, and 7-A. Upon liberation he returned home to Camden, NJ. |