James Junior Huffman

Military
media-37852.jpeg UPL 37852 SSGT James Junior "Jim" Huffman Right waist Gunner

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

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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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

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