Bernard Jacobson
Military | Flight Officer | Navigator | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Prisoner of War (POW).
Edward Walter Cisek
Military
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA).
Service
People
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Walter Kita
Military | Flight Officer | Bombardier | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Prisoner of War (POW). -
Byron Logie
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Landed in parachute near Venslev, East of Skælskør, Denmark. Evaded capture. Went to Copenhagen by taxi, stayed hidden there until departure by boat on 17 April to Malmö, Sweden. Contacted diplomatic corps and... -
Thomas Murphy
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 585. -
George Reed
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 584 (NARA). -
John Schramm
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Walter Scott
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Prisoner of War (POW). -
Sidney Sheren
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Fred Stiles
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA).
Units served with
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458th Bomb Group
Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged... -
755th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-52432
B-24 Liberator
On its way to the objective, Tutow, Germany, B24 #42-52432 and its formation reached Denmark. They met a high bank of clouds running North-South at 26,000ft. The order was given to spread out and fly through the clouds on a 90-degree course. Coming out...
Missions
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8th Air Force 293
9 April 1944
Associated Place
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Horsham St Faith
Military site : airfield
Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Venslev, Skælskør, Denmark | 9 April 1944 |
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Venslev, 8km East of Skælskør (35km SE of Slagelse), Denmark |
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| Buried | 11 April 1944 | |
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in the Svinø cemetery, 25km SE of Venslev, Denmark |
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| Buried | May 1948 | |
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American Temporary Cemetery in Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium |
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| Buried | ||
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Edward Cizek’s remains were brought back to the USA after the war. He rests at Arlington |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 May 2020 13:20:27 | ED-BB | Changes to events |
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MACR 3838 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 May 2020 10:19:54 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, service number, role, biography, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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MACR 3838 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:08:38 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3838 / MACR 3838 & Page 274 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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