James Donald Christy

Military

Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Warsaw on 9/18/44 in B-17 'I'll Be Seeing You' 43-38175

 

Awards: GC, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Francis Edward Akins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38175

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ill be seeing you
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utica, Ohio 2 October 1920 Born Utica, Ohio

Enlisted

29 September 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 18 September 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland

Other

Discharged

11 May 1946 Medical discharge Hospitalised Oct-45. Re-Infection of TB. Discharged May-46

Died

13 August 1949

Buried

South Lawn Cemetery Utica, Ohio 17 September 1949 Interred South Lawn Cemetery Utica, Ohio

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database