Ralph F Casey Jr

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-7655, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7655

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Chubby Champ
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

Missions

327

  • Date: 29 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kirkwood, Missouri

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a unit connection to Mission 327 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-7655 listed in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4486