James Paul Kittleson Senior
Military
Object Number - UPL 44530 - Photo from the article about James Kittleson at http://airportjournals.com/for-you-the-war-is-over/ (2002)
James Kittleson was Pilot of B-17 #43-38098, shot down 12 September 1944 over Oschersleben, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32921148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12181019 at enlistment, then O-723731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14054618
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greybull, Big Horn County, Wyoming | 17 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
15 October 1942 | Seattle, Washington | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
12 September 1944 | captured near Oschersleben, Germany. Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 31 May 1945.“ | |
| Seattle, Wisconsin |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
MACR 8863
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8863 / MACR 8863, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database