Alexander Nawrocki Jr

Military

Shot down 22-Feb-45 in B-24 42-50462, Prisoner of War. Crew R19.



POW

Connections

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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.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50462

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

22 February 1945

Born

Lancaster, New York

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-50462 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12653