Oliver B Elder

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on Kassel mission in B-24 #41-29579, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1944

Born

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, 2AD Roll of Honor, MACR 9387 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9387 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database