James Robert Derry
Military
Object Number - UPL 77241 - Lt. Bob Derry's crew at Mac Dill Field in October 1944. Front Row L to R: Sgt. Robert L. Conley, WG; S/Sgt. Olin T.Clardy, R/O; Sgt. Eskel B. Blair,...
Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. 13 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg in B-17 44-6178 13-Mar-45; mechanical fault, crashed Traunstein; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12943.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36853629
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136032 / O-2001575
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11138452
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37668230
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lancaster, OH | 3 March 1923 | Son of Lawrence R. and Florence M. [Stephens] Derry. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 4 December 1942 | Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Baled out RTD |
Traunstein, Germany | 13 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 13-Mar-45 mechanical fault, crashed Traunstein; POW MACR 12943. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 13 March 1945 - 15 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
Indiana County, PA | 18 March 2017 | |
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Based |
Lucera | Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Name corrected in associated records - as per daughters request
https://www.fold3.com/image/681950866
https://www.fold3.com/record/84212466/james-r-derry-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177623780/j.-robert-derry
I am his daughter and found that you have incorrect information about my dad. Also on the website, you list him as Jim Berry. My family and I would love to see this corrected. He passed away in 2017.