James M Toole
Military5 missions from 9 May to 28 May 1944 when shot down in B-24 #42-52651. Evaded. Then Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV. Same crew as Ralph S. Burckes.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Lady
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jacksonville, Florida, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 28 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5223 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 5223