James E Otto

Military

Crashed near Wipperfurth on 5 Apr 45 in B-24 'Tinker Bell' #44-40158, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

44-40158

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tinker Belle
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 April 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14110 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database