James Junior Huffman
Military
Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Francis Rundell, Ray Johnson, Rene Champagne, Bill Shearer, Harry Mears, Art Trojanowski, Jim Huffman, Bob Ice, Lt Alistair Currie radar nav (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10410.
Object Number - UPL 37852 - SSGT James Junior "Jim" Huffman Right waist Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Merseburg on 11/21/44 in B-17 42-97600.
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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
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Memorial

- Site type: Memorial

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Morrison, Oklahoma | 3 June 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Portland, Oregon | 8 October 1943 | |
Other Prisoner of war |
21 November 1944 | ||
Died |
Klamath Falls, OR | 5 July 1979 | |
Buried |
Bonanza, Oregon | 5 November 1979 | Buried in Bonanza Memorial Park He has a Military Bronze Flat Marker |
Revisions
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I have obtained these facts from information from Family Tree
Taken from Military Files
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10410, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2691