James J Mullany
MilitaryB-17G #42-31331 fell out of formation and was attacked by fighters and made a crash landing NW of Nienburg enroute to target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. POW. POW for 15 months in Germany and East Prussia.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mon tete rouge, tina tangerine
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
17 February 2012 | ||
Born |
Lynbrook, New York, USA | ||
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3190 / MACR 3190, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database