James F Barlow
MilitaryJames Barlow was Bombardier on B-17F #42-3029 "Wallaroo", shot down by Flak on mission to V-weapons site at Le Meillard, France on 14 January 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34393652
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18014955 at enlistment, then O-421102
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11021371
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13107303
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18013320 at enlistment, then O-676182
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States | 8 July 1920 | |
Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 14 January 1944 | Foot broken. Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW database : " Returned to military control (RMC) 8 June 1945." |
Died |
2 December 2008 | ||
Doylestown, Pennsylvania (MACR 1965 mentions he was married, his wife Margaret living in Lambertville, New Jersey) | |||
Buried |
James Barlow rests at the Doylestown Cemetery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1965 / MACR 1965, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database