Michael B Russell
MilitaryAfter fighter attacks set fire to the left wing on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-38024 crashed near Oldenburg, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 29 January 1944
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 29 January 1944 - 6 March 1944 | 16 combat missions |
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Born |
Monrovia, California, USA | ||
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Colnrade, Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2984 / MACR 2984, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database