Walter R Hinds Jr

Military

Crashed at Waldorf on 9 Feb 45 in B-24 'Miss Francia' #42-51267, Prisoner of War (POW). He had earlier survived a crash in Belgium.

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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

42-51267

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

9 February 1945

Born

Newcomerstown, Ohio

Revisions

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Ringmasters Spring 2001

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12219