Myron Gins
Military
Object Number - UPL 60342 - 2nd Lt Myron Gins
Shot down 22-Apr-44 in B-24 42-63963. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: DFC (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: Round Trip Ticket
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 5 November 1919 | Born Cleveland, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio | 9 January 1942 | Enlistment Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 22 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Died |
5 January 1977 | ||
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Buried |
Congregation Albert Cemetery Albuquerque, New Mexico | 9 January 1977 | Interred Congregation Albert Cemetery Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
