J Atlee Pearson
MilitaryAssigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-29798. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (5OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
J Atlee Pearson - J initial only.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736342
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012725
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18038806 / O-664075
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harrison, TN | 1 November 1921 | Son of Jesse Byrd and Letha Kizzier [Richey Pearson. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau | 28 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Died |
Ooltewah, TN | 14 September 2002 | |
Buried |
Hamilton Memorial Gardens Hixson, Hamilton County, TN | 17 September 2002 | Hamilton Memorial Gardens Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee |
Based |
Podington | 28 July 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 657