James Ernest Miles
MilitaryJames Miles was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 42-3330, lost over France on 14 July 1943. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33212942
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37225023 (and later 16032456)
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37203355
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083636 and O-670142
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012450 and O-736542
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, United States | 15 September 1921 | Born James Ernest Miles in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, Texas, United States | 9 April 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 July 1943 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB (17B) near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record: “Returned to Military Control 4 July 1945.” | |
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Died |
Tarrant County, Texas, United States | 2 September 2008 | |
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Buried |
James Miles rests at the Dallas-Ft Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4342
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
VA Gravesite locator
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 180-181;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2709
Contributorbombercommand
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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database