Alexander Simpson

Military
media-26682.jpeg UPL 26682 Alexander Simpson, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119

Object Number - UPL 26682 - Alexander Simpson, 93rd Bomb Group

Shot down on 9 October 1942 in B-24D 41-23678 'Big Eagle, while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23678

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Eagle / Bathtub Bessie
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

9 October 1942 - 29 June 1945 POW camp not in NARA record but officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 29-Jun-45.

Born

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Re-establish correct BG association from PURGE.

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Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Added POW event.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37

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Object number: UPL 26682 - Alexander Simpson, 93rd Bomb Group