Horace B Lamar
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed near Wynghene on 7/19/44 in B-24 Tondelayo #44-40284, Evaded (EVD).
MACR 7877 of 8/7/44 also shows he was shot down and crashed at Malmmedy in Sunshine Rose B-24 #44-40323 and taken 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19066676
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Roscoe, Texas, USA | ||
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Shot down - Evaded |
France | 19 July 1944 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 7 August 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Corrected name of plane involved from "This Above All" to "Tondelayo", which is the aircraft name corresponding to the serial number and date of incident per internet research, including: http://www.b24bestweb.com/tondelayo-v1-1.htm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7422 / MACR 7422/ MACR 7877 / MACR 7877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database