James L Babbs

Military

He reported to the ETO on 01 Mar 1943. He flew on Edwin Pipp crew. Shot down 01 May 1943 in B-17 #42-5422. Plane crashed into Brest Harbor on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire, France. POW imprisoned initially at Stalag 17b.





POW, AM

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-5422

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, USA As listed on NARA POW record

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 1 May 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15619,  Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p 113 by Bishop and Hey, NARA POW records, First Over Germany pg. 104, Russell Strong Index Cards,

Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15619, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p 113 by Bishop and Hey, NARA POW records. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15619 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database