John E Cambre Jr

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 6/20/44 in B-24 'Jiggs' #42-52733, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Franklin, Louisiana, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6161 / MACR 6161; The 446 Revisited, pg 233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database