James T Sewell
MilitaryPilot-2nd Lt. Mahion R. Reickson (POW)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Adolf H. Huesgen (EVD)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Paul A. Nachwey (KIA)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. Lionel J. Leitner (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-S/Sgt. Emil O. Peterson (EVD)
Radar Operator-T/Sgt. Claiborne T. Graves (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Lowell E. Thompson (POW)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. James T. Sewell (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Robert G. Morden (POW)
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 29-Dec-44 in Luxembourg in B-17 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster'.
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramp Rooster
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Clark County, Kentucky | 31 August 1922 | Born Clark County, KY |
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 24 August 1943 | Enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 29 December 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
Other Discharged |
29 October 1945 | ||
Died |
Mount Sterling, Kentucky | 24 July 2009 | Died Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database