Horace R Simms Jr

Military

Crashed at Rieste on 11/26/44 in B-24 #44-10534, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

Born

Oakland, California

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Added a connection to A/C #44-10534 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10761