Cecil Middleton
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-24 #4128589. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Norman J Casey
Military
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-24 #4128589. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Service
People
Units served with
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389th Bomb Group
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943... -
566th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Constituted 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Dec. 1942. Activated on 24 Dec. 1942. Inactivated on 13 Sept. 1945. Campaigns: Air Offensive, Europe; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air...
Aircraft
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41-28589
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Bremen, A/C severely hit by flak crew baled out 20-Dec-43. 10 x POW. MACR 1972.
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Nekoosa, Wisconsin | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | North Sea | 20 December 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:20:40 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1972 / MACR 1972, 389th BG roster, p228 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION edited by Randy Baumgardner, D790.A2S45 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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