James M Jenkins

Military

He flew on Harold Mattson crew. Reported to the ETO on 25 Oct 1944.

POW crashed on 10 Jan 45 in B-17 #448446.



AM 2OLC,

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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

44-8446

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bahama A. Abel
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 June 1979

Born

Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 January 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11746 / MACR 11746, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 300, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…