Walter K Yount

Military

Mid air collision and crashed near Magdeburg on 6/29/44 in B-24 'Cape Cod Special' #42-51181, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cape Cod Special
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Fremont, Nebraska

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7088