Byron Ellsworth Logie
MilitaryShot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Landed in parachute near Venslev, East of Skælskør, Denmark. Evaded capture. Went to Copenhagen by taxi, stayed hidden there until departure by boat on 17 April to Malmö, Sweden. Contacted diplomatic corps and was back in the UK on 26 April 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 583.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11115616
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-123027
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32205911 at enlistment, then T-001541
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32111635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19096186 at enlistment, then O-811138
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bachelor's Paradise
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
La Salle, Flathead County, Montan | 28 June 1921 | |
Enlisted |
5 May 1942 | Missoula, Montana | |
Other Evaded |
Denmark | 9 April 1944 - 25 April 1944 | |
Died |
3 August 2005 | ||
Hampden, Ramsey County, North Dakota, | |||
Buried |
Byron Logie rests at the Hampden Cemetery, Hampden, North Dakota |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
September 2006 e-mail with granddaughter Connie Kent
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3838 / MACR 3838 & Page 278of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database