Norman Henry Disney
MilitaryAssigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on AC 44-40202. Hannover mission 11-Sep-44 in B-24 42-95007. Hit by flak, 2 x crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9737
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804490
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scarsace
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania | 15 December 1920 | Son of Frank R and Sarah J Disney. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ | 10 June 1942 | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Somerdale, NJ | 9 August 1994 | |
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Buried |
Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Arneytown, Burlington County, NJ | 12 August 1994 | Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey |
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Based |
Metfield | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Gallup, NM |
Revisions
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MACR 9737 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database