James Theodore Kiester
MilitaryAssigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Crashed at Ilvenstedt on 3-Feb-45 in B-17 'Birmingham Jewel' #42-97678, Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: 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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Birmingham Jewell
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th 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 I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
13 November 1920 | ||
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Enlisted |
10 October 1942 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 1 May 1945 | POW at Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
20 June 1989 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Removed dup info in the POW event.
Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12217; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 335