James Clifford Appleby
Military
Tail Gunner - Protz Crew
401st BG
Object Number - UPL 30776 - James C. Appleby Tail Gunner - Protz Crew 401st BG
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. William Protz crew. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102580. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5307.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808459
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Francisco, California, USA | 4 July 1920 | Son of Ora Marie E Appleby. Brother to Milford. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 27 October 1942 | San Francisco, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III |
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Other Bailed out/Captured |
Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102580. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5307. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
15 June 1979 | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5307 / MACR 5307, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2164 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
