Columbus Eugene Hellams
MilitaryShot down on first mission and captured by German civilian and turned over to German military on 7 July 1944. Returned to allied control 7 May 1945.
Target: Halle, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 7365
Date Lost: 7-Jul-44
Serial Number: 42-50617
Aircraft Model B-24J-1-FO
Aircraft Letter: Z+
Aircraft Name: THE WOLF PATROL
Location:
Cause: AA -- 3 KIA, 7 POW
Five 389th BG aircraft are lost on a mission to Halle, Germany
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Wolf Patrol
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greenville County, SC, USA | 4 June 1923 | He was a son of the late William Capers and Eunice Irene Reid Hellams. |
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Based |
Hethel | 1 July 1944 | |
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Died |
6 October 2010 | ||
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Buried |
Union Baptis Cemetery, South Carolina | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 | |
| Snow Hill, MD 21863, USA | |||
| 4626 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, SC 29360, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7365 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self