James C Hathaway
Military
L-R seated
LT Jim Hatheway Bombadier Oregon
LT Jack Daniel Pilot Virginia
LT Joe Kiska Co-pilot Conn.
LT Andy Detmers Navigator Michigan
Standing
S/Sgt. John Drozd Engineer Conn
Sgt Jim Preston Ball turret gunner New York
Sgt Emory Rodman Waist gunner Indiana
Sgt Cyril Mullin Tail gunner Kansas
Sgt John Parria Waist gunner Indiana
S/Sgt Charlie Gilmore Radio Operator Indiana
329th Bombardment 96th Bomb group
family collection
Object Number - UPL 35101 - Somewhere in England March 28, 1944 L-R seated LT Jim Hatheway Bombadier Oregon LT Jack Daniel Pilot Virginia LT Joe...
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #4240016 'The Character. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Character
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4267 / MACR 4267; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database