Moren Hirsch

Military

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-110023 'Rubber Check', Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110023

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rubber Check
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 3860

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 3860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database