James A Laine

Military

Shot down 6 March 1943 in B-17F 42-5130 'Sweet Pea', 306BG/367BS while serving as Bombardier. The aircraft was on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Flak caused damage to the aircraft and a bale out was necessary. He was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). Completed 7 missions.

After the war he was with Gulf Oil for 30 years, retiring in 1982 as Real Estate Director.

He died 1st November 2002 in Snellville GA.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Pea
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 6 March 1943 - 1 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland). Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45.

Born

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
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306th Echoes Jan 2003

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 29-Jul-2015. Added Decortion ans POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Edited Summary Biography with A/C model letter, unit assocaition and Crew position per MACR 15568.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15568, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 89, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 74-6 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15568 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database