Walter H Kendall

Military

Forced to land due to mechanical problems NE of Balkbrug, Holland on a mission to Rekner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24H 42-52175 'Portland Anne'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52175

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

Born

McConnlsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2928;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces;
- The Liberator Men of Old Buc

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2928 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database