James C Pedersen
MilitaryShot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30330 'Blood, Guts and Rust II', Prisoner of War (POW).
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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Duds, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of surname per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA) and MACR 784 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28606451?terms=30330,42
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected spelling of surname per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA) and MACR 784 at fold3.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database