James Edward Knupp
MilitaryAssigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return Brux, Czech shot down, crashed at Kamberg, Germany 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97654. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4861.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20300542 / O-672958
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13124775
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131938 / O-2045244
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35338763
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, NY | 2 December 1919 | Son of Harry E Knapp. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 9 November 1941 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Shot down |
Kamberg, 53940 Hellenthal, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Failed to Return Brux, Czech shot down, crashed at Kamberg, Germany 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97654. POW. MACR 4861. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 December 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
8 September 1981 | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4861 / MACR 4861; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database