James N Sexton

Military
media-34409.png UPL 34409 Raging Red

Sourced by a notebook, passed down by my grandmother, that I own with a collection of images associating with Talmadge C. Naron. I am his great grandson.

Object Number - UPL 34409 - Raging Red

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30309 'Raging Red', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30309

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raging red
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943 - 21 July 1945 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Born

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1763 / MACR 1763;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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