Harry N Rawls

Military

Forced down on mission over Politz on 20 June 1944 and interned in Sweden for 13 months.



Good Conduct Medal/ AM/ European Theater Medal/ Presidential Unit Citation

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A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A Swedish soldier guards the nose of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40103) nicknamed "Say When" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed near Malmö, Sweden. First handwritten caption on reverse: '440103, Say When, 20/6/44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Nose gunner pinned in and believed dead. Was very much alive and bitter cold.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Say When
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Weakly County, Tennessee 20 January 1921

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MACR 7072

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 384 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)