Odis L Apple Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed at Mainz on 9/13/44 in B-24 42-50279, Killed in Action (KIA).
Parachuted from damaged B-24H 42-50279, landed in Bingen, Ger, and was killed by civilians. Principal killer died some time later in air raid, accessories tried and sentenced in US trial 12-1115.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
13 September 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8848, http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/anames.html">http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/anames.html>