Byron Ellsworth Logie

Military

Shot 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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People

John Henry Schramm

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31254148
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Walter Elsworth Scott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35451477
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Sidney Sheren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32818617
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Fred Earnest Stiles

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15334471
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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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

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
September 2006 e-mail with granddaughter Connie Kent

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MACR 3838
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 583

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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