William Caleb Canup

Military

After a forced march as a Prisoner of War to Bavaria, the US Army liberated the prisoners and he was put in charge of a large group of Prisoners of War until they could ship home.



'Classy Chassis' B-24H, 42-95198, also shot down possibly in Belgium.



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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95198) nicknamed "Classy Chassy" of the 446th Bomb Group.

42-95198

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassy
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 19 October 1921

Other

Prisoner of war

24 August 1944

Died

5 November 2009

Buried

N70 SS-12-1

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121756953/william-caleb-canup

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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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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8290 / MACR 8290, Unit History, visitor/relative / MACR 8290; Washington Post Obit