James A Valentine

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089.



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph D Conwill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39162667 / O-799342
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8746

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tennqua, Pennsylvania, USA 17 July 1925

Enlisted

Allentown, PA, USA 25 September 1943 Allentown, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

78-220 Tychowo, Poland 15 March 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag luft IV.

Other

Baled out

Wittenburg, Germany 15 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089.

Died

15 December 2017

Buried

Zion Lutheran Cemetery Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, PA 18 December 2017 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Based

Lavenham 15 March 1945 Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185978400/james-a-valentine
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13089 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database