James Earl Thomas

Military

Assigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5297.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

Rudolph Melvin Stohl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19102880 / O-749350
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97067

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft 3 Sagan, Germany 28 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Baled out

Mahndorf, 28307 Bremen, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5297.

Based

Glatton 28 May 1944 Assigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28629099
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate record to include information from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
/ MACR 5297

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 5297 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database