Paul A Cantrelle Jr
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, in B-24 Liberator 41-23933.
Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24D 42-40795 'The Golden Sandstorm. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
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- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
29 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Raceland, Louisiana |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2246, 8th AF Losses