William D Upchurch
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.
4 Feb 1944, on practice mission, became lost shortly after take off, failing to form up with section. Landed in Czechoslovakia with a badly wounded crew member. POW. MACR 2968.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cee Gee
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
4 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VI. | |
Based |
4 February 1944 | Old Buckenham |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2968, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces