Secar J Harris

Military

Engine damage caused by flak on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 16 Mar 1944, forced B-24J #42-100116 to turn towards Switzerland but crashed near Schlattingen, Switzerland after the crew baled out where 8 of them landed in Austria and 2 landed in Switzerland. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

State Line, Mississippi, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3533 / MACR 3533, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database