James Marshall Grey

Military

James Grey was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. On the 10 September 1944 mission, he was Co-Pilot on board B-24 44-6095 and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW). After his return to the USA, he was honorably discharged on 26 November 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19113223
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13171816
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19089763 at enlistment, then O-555010
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38406212
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18042995
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forth Worth Gal
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

French civillians inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32086) nicknamed "You Never Know" of the 457th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44 France.'
  • Date: 10 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

2 March 1925 Whittier, California

Enlisted

24 April 1943 Santa Ana, California

Other

captured

10 September 1944 in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

10 September 1944 Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control on 12 June 1945."

Died

7 July 1988

Born

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Pico, California

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft cards
NARA WWII POW records

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database