Larson, Walter Francis.

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Sgt. Walter Larson, U.S. Army Air Corps, was taken prisoner by the Germans after he and the other crew members of their B-17 were shot down over Calais, France, on Feb. 28, 1944. Larson was freed by elements of the U.S. Fifth Army at Bitterfield, Germany, on Apr. 18, 1945.

From the description of Walter Francis Larson papers, 1944-1945 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 43366296

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Germany
United States
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Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Active 1945

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