James Freddie Witmer
Military
Object Number - UPL 20157 - B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)
James never flew with his own crew, but was shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin while flying with Lt Patrick Tobin's crew in #42-64460 'Shack Rabbit'. Arrested by farmers at Wietmarschen in the district of Bentheim, he became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0663084
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dallas, TX, USA | 30 September 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR, USA | 29 August 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
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Died |
Texarkana, TX, USA | 30 July 1997 | |
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Buried |
Red Lick, TX USA | Red Lick Cemetery Red Lick Bowie County Texas, USA |
Revisions
An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, Pen & Sword Books, © 2004
MACR 2972
Find A Grave Memorial# 110217475
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2372, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 2972 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
