James R Brown

Military

Crashed near Werneuchen on 9/12/44 in B-17 Umbriago #43-37850, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37850

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 12 September 1944 - 9 June 1945 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Ravenna, Ohio

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 508th BS as part of a merge operation of dup people so one person can be deleted.

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Added a connection to A/C #43-37850 listed in the "Summary biography".

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

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8894