492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Paul flew on 13 combat missions before being shot down on 6/18/44 landing in Sweden in B-24 #44-40159 'Battling Boops', Interned (INT). Whilst in internment they were one day flown out by a B-24 which had brought a load of ball bearings to Stockholm - a cargo which was passed on to the Germans- who in exchange allowed a plane load of internees to fly out. In any event he got back to the USA, was discharged in November 1945 and then called back during Korean War. He afterwards returned to farming.
Air Medal with 2 clusters
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Summerville, Massachusetts, USA | |
Interned | Sweden | 18 May 1944 |
Lived in | Lake City, IA 51449, USA |
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13 June 2022 09:55:10 | White-Knight | Changes to service number |
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MACR 6767 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
06 March 2022 10:46:11 | Helen | Changes to biography |
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Iowans of the Mighty 8th |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
16 April 2020 03:47:10 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:21:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |