James A McCusker
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 "M'lle Zig Zag", Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: M'lle Zig Zag
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 10 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
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MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database