Dan Means
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 491st Bomb Group
Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 42-95104 2-Oct-44;
Crashed at Hamm. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9427
Awards: AM, PH.
Edward M Ainsworth
Military
Crashed at Hamm on 10/2/44 in B-24 #42-95104, Prisoner of War (POW).
Service
People
Units served with
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491st Bomb Group
Group
The 491st Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators in bombing missions over northern France and Germany from June 1944 until April 1945. Missions over Germany included bombing the headquarters of the German General Staff at Zossen. The Group was awarded a DUC... -
853rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-95104
B-24 Liberator
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 October 2021 17:41:18 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:08:33 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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