Thomas M Cannon Jr

Military

On 18 Mar 1944, B-24 #41-29172 'Lucky Strike' was hit by flak over the target of Friedrichshafen, GR and on the return flight and crashed SW of Abbeville, France, after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

Aircraft

41-29172

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

18 March 1944

Born

Birmingham, Alabama

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3404, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces