Warren C Moore

Military

11-June-44: ditched #42-95301 in Channel due to flak damage.



26-November-44: crashed #44-40205 'The Moose' at Gahrden, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110162

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Parson's Chariot
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron

42-95301

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

44-40205

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Moose
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Swaledale, Iowa, USA

Born

Seattle, Washington, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorTimothy McKeown
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C. Timothy McKeown

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10765 / MACR 7859 / MACR 7859, MACR 10765 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database