Linus Jim Box

Military
media-37920.jpeg UPL 37920 Captain Linus J. Box, Jr.
Pilot
491st BG
Later served as Flying Safety Officer at Keesler Army Airfield, where this photo was taken

Object Number - UPL 37920 - Captain Linus J. Box, Jr. Pilot 491st BG Later served as Flying Safety Officer at Keesler Army Airfield, where this photo was taken

Flew on AC 44-40073 ARK ANGEL

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40073) nicknamed "Ark Angel" of the 491st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Ark Angel, 440073, T8-B, Metfield, Summer 44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ark Angel
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, USA 18 May 1922

Enlisted

Dallas, Texas 10 June 1942

Died

Carthage, Texas 1 September 1992

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

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