James Marvin Fraser

Military

Returned on 7 Oct 1944. B-17 42-30195 'Blind Date' crashed on takeoff.



Crashed near Koblenz on 10/17/44 in B-17 43-38578. Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30195

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blind Date
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

43-38578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Webberville, Michigan 30 January 1923

Other

Returned

7 October 1944

Other

Prisoner of war

17 October 1944

Died

4 July 2002

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MACR 9480

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html