James E Barbour Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Koblenz on 9/28/44 in B-24 'Pot Luck' 42-95071

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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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pot Luck" of the 389th Bomb Group.

42-95071

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pot Luck
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

28 September 1944

Born

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 9381;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, MACR 9381