John H Adams Jr

Military

Shot down 13 November 1943 in B-24 #42-7561 'Mac's Sack II'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Mac's Sack
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mac's Sack
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 13 November 1943 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Hamden, Connecticut

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-7561 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987; MACR 1554 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia