James L Flanagan
Military
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James Flanagan. Staff sgt, radio operator. From Boston. Enlisted July 27 1942. Basic training at Keesler Field in Biloxi, Miss. "Very hard to get along with."
From personal records of crew member
INT Had mechanical failure and landed in Switzerland on 7/12/44 in B-17 'Gloria #42102457
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Filthy Hag aka Gloria
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 12 July 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7510 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database