Baldwin C Avery

Military

On 30 December 1943 on return from mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven in B-17 #42-64436 "Two Gun Flossie", a/c had accident upon landing.



Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28715. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth W Dougherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Kenneth W Dougherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Joel M Fain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Nolan Gershenzon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-731288
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

41-28715

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

42-64436

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Two Gun Flossie
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 December 2008

Born

Aurora, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 12 May 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorCindy Avery
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Personal records of Baldwin C. Avery

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ContributorCindy Avery
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Personal records of Baldwin C. Avery

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ContributorCindy Avery
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Personnel records

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include detils from:
- Birsic, ;
- Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 449;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5217 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database