William F Owens Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 6/29/44 in B-24 #42-95008, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95008

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Able Mabel
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Freeman, West Virginia

Revisions

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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 7092 & http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm">http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm>