James J Valley
MilitaryShot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-32070. Evaded. Shot down over Posnan, Poland and crash landed in Denmark. Was rescued by the Danish underground and smuggled out to Sweden with plans for a request of a bridge to be blown up for the resistance tied around his waist.
Escape & Evasion, Silver Star, Purple Heart, King's Badge from the King of Denmark
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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: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
4 March 2001 | ||
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Born |
Clinton, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Buried |
Lancaster, Massachusetts | ||
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Other Evaded |
Germany | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4363 / MACR 4363/daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database