Hilaire Antoine Vadenais
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Thomas Purcell crew. Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6533
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12052378 / O-667551
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Providence, Rhode Island | 12 January 1921 | Son of Henry Hilaire and Madeleine Vadenais. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 17 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out |
Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany | 20 June 1944 | Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. POW. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
12 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Ventura, CA, USA | 8 January 1988 | |
| Los Angeles, California, USA | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 20 June 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database