James L Bayless
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). Shot down near Strausbourg on 6 Feb 45 in B-17 'Lady Satan' #4297175 after bombing oil refinery near Frankfurt. 2 engines on fire, other 2 out; crew bailed out except for pilot and co-pilot (2nd Lt. Harold McComb, whose left leg was severed by flak). Crash landed and apprehended. Interrogated as Prisoner of War (POW) at Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Liberated by General Patton's 3rd Army. .
Purple Heart
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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: Lady Satan
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 October 1982 | ||
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Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | ||
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Buried |
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 February 1945 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12240 / MACR 12240, son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database