James C Taber Jr

Military

Crashed near Berlin on 18 Mar 45 in B-17 #43-38203. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38203

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 March 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate record to include information from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13558

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 13558 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database