William G Baer II
Military18 missions. Crashed at Heusden 20 July 1944 in B-24 #42-95117. Prisoner of War (POW) until end of war.
AM/ DFC/ 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1285625
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: You Cant Take It With You!
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
El Centro, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan Poland | 20 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7255 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 7255 & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010