William H Counts

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed near Brumby on 6/29/44 in B-24 Belle Of The East #42110187

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

42-110187

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Belle of the East
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 June 1944

Born

Little Rock, Arkansas

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=55546

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7087 and Watts book pages 117 to 120