Horace Bedford White Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 355FS, 354FG, 9AF. Lost on bomber support penetration mission to Berlin 3-Mar-44. Engine failed, tried to return to base and crash landed near Blokzijl. Lt White initially evaded capture with assistance of resistance, captured over 14 weeks later POW. MACR 2919.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sweet Suzanne
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 355th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Texas, USA | 8 March 1923 | Born son of Horace B and Ruth M White. |
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Enlisted |
Memphis, TN, USA | 1 April 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 3 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Shot Down / Baled out |
8356 Blokzijl, Netherlands | 3 March 1944 | Lost on bomber support penetration mission to Berlin 3-Mar-44. Engine failed, tried to return to base and crash landed near Blokzijl. Lt White initially evaded capture with assistance of resistance, captured over 14 weeks later POW. MACR 2919. |
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Died |
California, USA | 26 September 2000 | |
| Memphis, TN, USA | |||
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 3 March 1944 | Assigned to 355FS, 354FG, 9AF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2919
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 2919 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database