James E Fields
MilitaryPilot P-47. 23 combat missions, 75 combat hours. Shot down by flak on 27 Mar 1944.
On 3 Feb 1944 on return from support mission to Wilhelmshaven, P-47D 42-7938 crashed near Bulcamp, Suffolk due to low fuel. RTD.
Prisoner of War (POW). Liberated 13 May 1945. Assisted by French underground until captured. A/C destroyed (from WD AGO Form 66). 6 FW-190s, 1 ME-109, and 2 FW-190s damaged.
EAMEC 1BS/ PH/ 3SB
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Princeton, Indiana | 10 July 1922 | |
Other Evaded |
France | 27 March 1944 | |
Died |
2 November 1985 | ||
Buried |
Hot Springs Village, Alaska |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
- 8th AF Losses;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1542 / MACR 3441 / NPRC files, relative/ MACR 3441 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database