James W Penn

Military

Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Moosbeirbaum, Austria 28-Aug-44 in B-17 42-97913. POW

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786

483rd Bomb Group

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

People

Jonas Blank

Jonas Le Moyne Blank

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 815th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-25994
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97913

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Germany 28 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag VIIa

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https://www.fold3.com/image/30326302/30326301

https://legacy.catalog.archives.gov/id/143791245