John J Kauffman Jr

Military
media-44724.jpeg UPL 44724 Crew number 2573 of the 447th Bomb Group, formed at Ardmore Airbase.

Added caption and amended people and aircraft associations

Object Number - UPL 44724 - Crew number 2573 of the 447th Bomb Group, formed at Ardmore Airbase.

Shot down at Ohlum on 6/18/44 in B-17 #43-37714, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

James Arthur McColgan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-406173
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

A 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress mid-flight above the clouds. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17.'

43-37714

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 June 1944

Revisions

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Ardmore Airbase

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945 ' MACR 5902

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Object number: UPL 44724 - Crew number 2573 of the 447th Bomb Group, formed...