James Capillos
MilitaryJames Capillos was Tail Gunner on B-17 #42-30816 on the 11 December 1943 mission to Emden, Germany. Was inside the ship when it crash-landed near Warfhuizen, 25km NW of Groningen, Noord Holland, The Netherlands. Captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076842 at enlistment, then O-797601
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19097663 at enlistment, then O-735000
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802285
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14083140
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
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Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
23 January 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
11 December 1943 | NARA WWII POW record : “Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. Returned to Military Control ‘25 February 1946’”. | |
Born |
Massachusetts, United States | ||
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
The name is Capillos !
MACR 1664
NARA WWII enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Dutch page at http://zuurdiek.nl/1943-vliegend-fort-mary-ellen-iii-neergestort/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1664 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database