Wayne Evans Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Hannover on 9/12/44 in B-24 'Lambsy-Divey' #44-40170, Killed in Action (KIA).

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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

44-40170

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lambsy Divey
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 September 1944

Buried

Born

Duncan, OK, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorA. van Erp
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www.wwiimemorial.com

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 8859;
WWW.491st.org roster

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8859 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database