James R Gilloon

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) rammed by german fighter and crashed near Soltau on 7 Apr 45 in B-24 #4449524

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 April 1945

Revisions

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ContributorGilloon1228
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Please correct name. This is his daughter and last name is spelled wrong and middle initial is R.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database