The story
At the date of 08-04-1944, time: 1520, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Schokland. The unit of crew and plane is: 93BG/330BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: J.A. Buland. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
93rd BG - 20 CBW - Circle 'B' - 330th BS - AG - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-24J-50-CO - #42-73495 - "Old Hickory" - Sat 8 Apr 1944 - Mission: .........
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18089099 - O-803548 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Joseph 'Joe' Andrew Buland Jr. - POW - Stalag Luft 1
19103219 - O-690113 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - William 'Bill' Lansill - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - compound South
O-700163 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Donald T. Huemoeller - POW - Stalag Luft 1
37343040 - Sgt. - Nose Turret / Togglier - George Ellis Sloan - KIA - Grave No. 610 - Vollenhove
14027065 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Morris La Verne - KIA - Grave No. 611 - Vollenhove
39854977 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator / Gunner - Gregorio Oliva - POW - Stalag Luft 17B
19170139 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Trenton Thelbert Tucker - KIA - Grave No. 609 - Vollenhove
15335447 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John Earl Colwell - POW - Stalag 17B
33316130 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Joseph Francis McDermott - POW
Joseph 'Joe' Andrew Buland Jr.
William 'Bill' Lansill
Donald T. Huemoeller
George Ellis Sloan
Morris La Verne
Gregorio Oliva
Trenton Thelbert Tucker
John Earl Colwell
Joseph Francis McDermot
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