James Marshall Grey
MilitaryJames Grey was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. On the 10 September 1944 mission, he was Co-Pilot on board B-24 44-6095 and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW). After his return to the USA, he was honorably discharged on 26 November 1945.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35226078
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19100799 at enlistment, then O-768911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033259 at enlistment, then O-707498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 March 1925 | Whittier, California | |
Enlisted |
24 April 1943 | Santa Ana, California | |
Other captured |
10 September 1944 | in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 September 1944 | Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control on 12 June 1945." | |
Died |
7 July 1988 | ||
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Pico, California |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database