Deane J Devars
MilitaryShot down 8 March 1943 in B-24D 41-23784 [NB:R] 'Miss Dianne', 44BG/67BS while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. The aircraft was attacked and shot down by German fighters near Villers-Ecalles, France while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. According to Lundy p. 57 Devars and crew mate Wyer were able to evade a day or two before capture. Devars had been injured in the attacks on 'Miss Diane'
POW
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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: Miss Dianne
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 8 March 1943 - 8 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 8-Jun-45. |
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Born |
Orleans, Nebraska |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 31-Jul-2015. Added Decortations and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Edited Summary Biography with A/C model letter, Radio Call Letters and Unit association, added loss detail and target based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 15570
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15570 / MACR 15570, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p.89, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties pp. 56-7 by Lundy Shot down 8 March 1943 in B-24 #4123784 'Miss Dianne.' / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database