William L Cupp
MilitaryShot down 14 June 1944 in B-24 #4440460. Plane crashed in Belgiium. 6 crewmen found sanctuary there. In Jly, with fellow crwman Robert Donahue and aided by citizens along the rout , walked toward Allied lines.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Davenport, Iowa | 23 September 1923 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 14 June 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5909 / MACR 5909, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database