Julius R Bowman

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 7/21/44 in B-24 #44-10496, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-10496

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Puritanical Bitch
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sebastopol, California, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 21 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database