James E Fox

Military

Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7047.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

People

Joy Monroe Deen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14058086 / O-790806
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

41-31974

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: We Cant Miss Victory
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Shot down / baled out

12km Sth of Nantes, France 19 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7047.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 19 July 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.
Ohio, USA

Based

Andrews Field 19 July 1944 Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Born

Hamilton, OH, USA Son of James E Sr and Rosian M Fox.

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