Edward Anthony Dobran
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mijenaleck on 8/15/44 in B-24 'Lady Lighting' #42-52597
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-425057
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lady Lightning
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Youngstown, Ohio | 13 May 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Akron, OH, USA | 29 March 1943 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
8381 Vledder, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | |
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 25 August 1944 | Stalag Luft III Dates are approximate |
Died |
Youngstown, OH, USA | 30 December 1987 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added middle name from data "in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" at Ancestry.com.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Contributor466thHistorian
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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 8428