James R Coleman

Military

He reported to the group on 18 Nov 1943.

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Charleville, FR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31245. POW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11.



POW, AM 1OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31245

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Friona, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 25 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2768 / MACR 2768, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 198 & 220-1, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…