Russell K Sherburne

Military

Damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland on 7/21/44 in B-24 #42-95218, Interned (INT).

After the war he flew out of Fort Meyers Fl. and was then with Air Transport Command.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 21 July 1944

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Ringmasters' Log Sept. 1990

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

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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 7258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database