John F Byers
MilitaryShot down 22 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7533 'Holiday Mess II' returning from a raid on Muenster, Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier on 1 October 1943, in B-24 #41-23936 'Queen Anne' was attacked by fighters on bombing run on Wiener, Austria. Pilot Oakley crash landed in British held territory near Foggia, Italy. This unit was on temporary duty with the 9th AAC.
POW
Connections
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Custer, South Dakota, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 December 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1713 / MACR 1713, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p. 299, 433 by Bishop and Hey, 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p.126-7. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database