James R Carey
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He flew on Dean C. Allen crew. Reported to group on 7 Jun 1944.
Flew 25 missions as B-17 (heavy bomber) tail gunner.
Was stationed in England and flew missions over Europe.
Dismantled and cleaned guns. Fired guns in combat.
Was shot down on 25th mission and spent 8 months as a prisoner of war.
Crashed at Budberg on 8/26/44 in B-17 Hard T' Get #42-97946. POW at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wob AM 2OLC,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard T' Get
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Vale, OR | 4 June 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Portland, OR | 18 January 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War |
26 August 1944 | ||
Other Date of Separation |
Santa Ana, CA | 13 October 1945 | |
Died |
Payette, ID | 12 January 2010 | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 8464, First Over Germany pg. 269, NARA, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8464 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…