James B Turner
Military
Navigator
453rd Bomb Group
732nd Bomb Squardron
Personal Photograph from Jim Bailey, grandson.
Object Number - UPL 44289 - 2 Lt. James B Turner Navigator 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squardron
On 23 Feb 1944 on a ferry flight from Old Buckenham to Thorpe Abbotts, B-24H #42-52182 landed long and ran off runway. RTD. March 1944 - Frederickshaven, Munster.
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28650 'Rooster', Prisoner of War (POW).
American Defense Service Medal/ ETO w/ 1 Battle Star/ PH/ POW
Connections
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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
Missions
- Date: 8 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Staten Island, NY, USA | 10 October 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 8 April 1944 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
85368 Moosburg, Germany | 4 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag VII-A |
|
Died |
Mobile, AL, USA | 5 October 2000 | |
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Buried |
Bourne, MA, USA | Massachusetts National Cemetary |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 3929, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
