James Victor Vaughter
Military
Object Number - UPL 41571 - James V Vaughter in 3535th Observer Training Wing
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230811. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. He flew on Ralph Peters crew. He completed 12 missions. His experiences re. the Schweinfurt mission and being taken prisoner appear in the April 2003 edition of 306th Echoes.
POW, AM Oak Leaf Cluster,
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
22 May 1918 | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 814, NARA,
href="http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=218476…">http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=218476…;, , First Over Germany pg. 170, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 814 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
