John M Larsen
Military ROLL OF HONOURPrisoner of War (POW). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-24 #42-23810 'Tarfu'. Target was Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
4 January 1944 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
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ABMC; MACR 8342, Losses of 8th AF / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia