William D Upchurch

Military

Assigned 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

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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