Elmer F Grow

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Lechfeld on 9 Apr 45 in B-24 'Final Approach' #4452457



POW Medal; Air Medal

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 42-95050) nicknamed "Gas House Mouse", (serial number 42-95316) nicknamed "Princess Pat", (serial number 41-29340) nicknamed "Yankee Buzz Bomb", (serial number 42-50502) nicknamed "Larrupin' Linda", (serial number 42-52457) nicknamed "Final Approach" and (serial number 41-29567) nicknamed "My Bunnie" of the 458th Bomb Group. Composite image. Handwritten caption on reverse: '458 BG. Reynold's history shows My Bunnie II - Bailey was crew chief on bot
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 June 1973

Born

Liverpool, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 April 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13911 / MACR 13911 & Page 276 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database