Walter F Miehle

Military
media-23940.jpeg UPL 23940 MACR 8472, page 2, B-24 42-50318 National Archives and Records Administration

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Object Number - UPL 23940 - MACR 8472, page 2, B-24 42-50318

Crashed near Hosendaal on 8/26/44 in B-24 "Satan's Little Sister" #42-50318, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50318) of the 446th Bomb Group drops its load over the target area in Orleans, France during a mission with fellow Liberators. Printed caption on reverse: '81185 AC- Consolidated B-24's drop tons of bombs on the Nazi airdrome at Orleans, France during a raid on 14 June 1944.'

42-50318

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Little Sister
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Forest Hills, New York, USA

Other

Evaded (EVD)

Belgium 26 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Added S/N per MACR 8472 at Fold3.com. 

SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28667496/28667496

 

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8472 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 23940 - MACR 8472, page 2, B-24 42-50318