Name: Elmer E Kay
First Name(s): Elmer E
Last Name: Kay
Place of birth: Texas, Angelina Cnty,
Rank: Sgt Right Waist Gunner
ASN: 38528080
Company: 565th Bomb Sqdrn
Unit: 389th Bomber Grp (H) 8th USAAF
Reported as: POW ► RTD
Date of incident: 25-12-1944
Place of incident: Bovigny area
note: Pilot 2 Lt Marion A Hutchens took off with Consolidated B-24D-20-CF-L Liberator #42-95028 nicknamed ‘The Daddy Rabbit’, and was forced down by enemy Fighters. The plane went into a flat skid wit the #1 engine out. The plane continued to fall and crashed. 5 crewmembers managed to bail out and were taken POW and 4 killed.
Sgt Elmer E Kay was taken POW and imprisoned in Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria 49-11, Germany.
Destination: Wahlen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 11114
Unit history of 389th Bombardment Group
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