Harry A Liniger
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Erxleben on 9/28/44 in B-17 'Lazy Daisy' #42-31222.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Gatesville, South Carolina | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added S/N and updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database