Richard R Ponke

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42110065. Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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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

42-110065

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

Events

Event Location Date Description
Rochester, Michigan

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 29 May 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Edward J. Black, MACR 5230 / MACR 5230 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database