James Lloyd Fittinger

Military

Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29273 'Flak Magnet'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16092460
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13014831 / O-531028
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33192630
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811278
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Born

22 October 1923 Benton, Saline County, Arkansas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

22 April 1944 Captured in Oelde/Bergeler, Germany. Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 1 June 1945.”
Redondo Beach, California

Died

Buried

James Fittinger rests at the Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, California

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MACR 4180
WWII Draft card
WWII POW records
Downed Allied Aircraft Kampfflugzeug Unterlagen (KU) Reports KU 1487 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139542878

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MACR 4180
WWII Draft card
WWII POW records
Downed Allied Aircraft Kampfflugzeug Unterlagen (KU) Reports KU 1487 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139542878

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MACR 4180

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