Waukeen C Gatlin

Military

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-24 #42-110151. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110151

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Alvin
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Saven

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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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 5241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database