Joseph A. Buland

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

1st Lt. Joseph A. Buland Jr. piloted B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. His aircraft was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer, and he was taken prisoner of war.

German capture records (KU 1380) confirm Buland was captured and transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944, four days after the shoot-down. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Joe A. Buland Sr., of 4118 South Owasso, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Position

Pilot

Serial Number

O-805548

Missions flown.

6 catalogued · 08 Apr 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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Date

Target

Aircraft