Sidney E Hawkins Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Fulda, GR on a mission to the A/C factory at Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29148. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-29148

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Inman, South Carolina

Revisions

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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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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Added a connection to the A/C #41-29148 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected the spelling of "factory".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2923, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces