Edward J Garcia
MilitaryRan out of fuel and landed in Switzerland on 7/12/44 in B-24 'Bombs Away' #42-95096, Interned (INT).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bombs Away
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 12 July 1944 | |
Born |
Richmond, California |
Revisions
Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a location for the INT event per info in the "Summary biography".
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6928;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6928 & Page 276 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458