James Claire Graham

Military
Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman. United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943. UPL 65392 UPL 65392 Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman.
United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

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Object Number - UPL 65392 - Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James...

On a mission to Erkner Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-24J #42-99975 'The Latrine Rumor' made a forced landing near Wartena, Holland hitting a windmill that crushed the nose section. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony J DeBenedictus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner

Stephen Peter Judd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683019
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John Marcus Kendrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-933195
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman. United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

Francis John Kettner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
William Mineer, Dutch Resistance photo

William F Mineer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35670530
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-99975

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yankee Rebel Harmony; The Latrine Rumor
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Butler, Pennsylvania, USA 15 February 1920

Died

5 March 2000

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2958 / MACR 2958, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

James Claire Graham: Gallery (1 items)

Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman. United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

Object number: UPL 65392 - Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans...