James Joseph Conway

Military

Lost oil pressure in No 3 engine on a local training flight on 9-Mar-44 in B-17 42-31169 'Hey Mabel!' and then was unable to lower left landing gear and made an emergency landing in the grass at Honington. RTD.



Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97135 'Hey Mabel'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: DFC, AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31169) nicknamed "Hey Mabel!" of the 447th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '367 (44) 3-9-44 Aero Repair. B17G 42-31169. FSAD.' Image stamped on reverse: 'Official Photograph Photo section US Army.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G-5-BO. S/N 42-31169 Hey Mabel!'

42-31169

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hey Mabel!
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

42-97135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Springfield, Massachusetts 16 May 1921 Born Springfield, Massachusetts

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

24 June 2010  

Buried

Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery Agawam, Massachusetts 27 June 2010 Interred Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery Agawam, Massachusetts

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57414376/james-j-conway

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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a space to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4252 / MACR 4252, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database