James A McAvoy

Military

Shot down on 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-30007. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 42-39831. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30007

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group

42-39831

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned

6 September 1943 Shot down on 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-30007. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base

Other

Prisoner of War

5 November 1943 Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 42-39831. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth.

Died

22 November 1969

Born

Chehalis, Washington

Buried

Coral Gables, Florida

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1383

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 1383, son Ronald, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 268