John K McCain

Military

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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

Robert Dix

42-100431

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomb-Ah-Dear
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Russinville, Indiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 30 October 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

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Corrected the name by moving "Mc" from the middle name field to the surname field.

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MACR 10166 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database