The Mansion, 323 (Event)
Text:
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-)
Characters Present:
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
Cultural Issues:
Aesthetics:
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