Garland David Maddox

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 5 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3801





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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John Paul Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35722365
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Joseph F Krecji

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-702450
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ewalt E Kuchling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06914411 / O-815508
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James Alfred Radcliffe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16150014
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Wylam, Alabama, USA 14 April 1921 Son of Thomas Clayborn and Aubrey [Stewart] Maddox.

Enlisted

Fort McClellan, AL 4 June 1942 Fort McClellan, Alabama

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 11 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

Birmingham, AL 12 June 2011

Buried

Alabama National Cemetery Montevallo, Shelby County, AL 15 June 2011 Alabama National Cemetery Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama

Based

Horham 11 April 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 3801 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database