James Joseph Stalzer
MilitaryAssigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Rosenheim in B-17 43-38646 18-Apr-45; crashed near Krallsheim Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14175
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14120723 / O-926796
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 13 February 1923 | Son of Matthias Henry and Kunigunda M. [Miller] Stalzer. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Died |
19 April 1977 | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 18 April 1945 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2790
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14175 / MACR 14175, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2790 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database