Edgar Jones

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 8/4/44 in B-24 #42-50770, Interned (INT).

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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

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50770) of the 492nd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '250770, 5Z:I 856 BS, MIA 4/8/44 Sweden.'

42-50770

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Interned (INT)

Sweden 4 August 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label of a "Killed in Action (KIA)" event to "Interned (INT)" per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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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 7715 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database