Burton M Syverson

Military

Damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland on 7/21/44 in B-24 #42-95218, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95218

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 July 1944

Revisions

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Changed INT in the "Summary biography" to "Prisoner of War (POW)" per info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database