Gordon B Adee

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Oostduinkerke, Belgium in B-24 #42-95233 on June 24, 1944.

He was the only survivor and was a POW.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95233

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA 28 February 1916

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 24 June 1944

Died

31 May 2003

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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From eyewitness

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database