Zerrill J Steen Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid on 8/1/43 in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735.

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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

Aircraft

42-40735

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Sand Witch
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

1 August 1943

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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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 156