Max F Veitch

Military

Shot down over Germany 19 March 1945. Parachuted out and captured by Germans. Member of 1st Lt. Robert Podijil's crew. 8 members of crew were Killed in Action (KIA). As a lead crew, we lost 2 engines over target and tried to get back to our lines. 2 Messerschmitz 109s did not allow.



PH/ Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-51907

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Toledo, Ohio 23 September 1924

Other

Prisoner of war

15 March 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self MACR 13574 & Page 432 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)