James B Haire

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Neuried on 7/16/44 in B-17 34297982Member of W. E. Johnson's crew, only flew 3 missions before being shot down. Was at Stalag Luft 4



Purple Heart; Air Medal

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97982

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

28 May 1998

Born

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Buried

Jasper, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7558 / MACR 7558, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2927 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database