James Gillespie
MilitaryJoined squad 10 February 1944. Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 42-72858 'Pistol Packin' Mama. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned. Returned to base October 1944.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395011.jpg?itok=ltzImIoU)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379079.jpg?itok=B4_Xgiv_)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-72858) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama" of the 44th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-418533.jpg?itok=ne4J5iSZ)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 9 April 1944 | |
Born |
Camden, New Jersey, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3851 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd; MACR 3851