James I Middleton
MilitaryShot down on 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 44-6126 while serving as Radio Operator/Waist Gunner. Aircraft was attacked by fighters setting the bomb bay on fire which caused the aircraft to explode and break in two.T/Sgt Middelton was able to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as POW. Aircraft crashed at Teistungen, Germany.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychów, Poland | 16 August 1944 - 8 May 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow, Prussia. Officially Returened to Military Control (RMC) 8-May-45. |
|
Born |
Henderson, Kentucky |
Revisions
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8185 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data.
Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added SN and BS association per MACR 8185; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. Crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Decoration, Place, Aircraft and Mission within website data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8185