John D McJimsey Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Pattensen on 26-Nov-44 in B-24 #41-29464. He was on his 32nd mission. Was Prisoner of War (POW) for 5 months.
Purple Heart, Good Conduct w Cert. of Merit
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Unlimited
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bethany, Louisiana | 25 December 1922 | |
Died |
16 August 2005 | ||
Buried |
Woodley Cemetery Panola City, Texas | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 |
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Added the date to the POW event from info in the "Summary biography".
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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Added a connection to A/C #41-29464 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10763