T J Bays

Military

Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42-109825. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-109825

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hilliday, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 1 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3600 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database