The Mansion, 323 (Event)

Page Number: 
323
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
They had got shot down ("of course," Charles always added
Page Event Ends: 
324
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, September 1, 1944 to Saturday, March 31, 1945
Notes: 

Charles and Plex get shot down during the war. The American army crossed into Belgium September 1944, but did not liberate Limburg until sometime in March 1945

Summary: 

The bomber Charles Mallison serves on is shot down and makes a "one-engine landing" on a farm; he and the rest of the crew become prisoners-of-war at Limbourg until the stalag was liberated later the next year (323).

Chronological Order: 
580.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Prisoner of War; WWII; Airforce; Action: Movement: Aviation

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