Gene Newton
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) shot down 22-Feb-45 in B-24 #42-50462. Crew R19. Gene later said that although they were never physically abused they were often threatened; in his three months of captivity he lost 46 pounds in weight.
POW
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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
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 February 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12653 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database