Thomas V Land

Military

Shot down on 9/27/44 on Kassel mission in B-24 'Mairzy Doats' #42-109789, Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

42-109789

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a KIA event to “Prisoner of War (POW)” per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic MACR 9389 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9389 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database