Joel L Araiza

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 6/20/44 in B-24 #42-94765, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94765

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brownsville, Texas, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 20 June 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Sweden per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6162 / MACR 6162; The 446 Revisited, pg 233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database