Patrick J DeRose

Military

DeRose was shot down 21 July 1944.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-28987

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 July 1944

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
Changes
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Ringmasters Summer 2001

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "De" from the middle name field to the surname field.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7256 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database