James Moseley Young

Military

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97403, Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

337th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97403

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Roanoke, Virginia, USA		Born Roanoke Virginia 1922. Plane went down 8th may 1944, took part in the Lamsdorff death march had 4 kids, Jamie, Robyn, Connie and Patsy. Passed away 17th October 2002
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Germany	8 May 1944

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Born

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Born Roanoke Virginia 1922. Plane went down 8th may 1944, took part in the Lamsdorff death march had 4 kids, Jamie, Robyn, Connie and Patsy. Passed away 17th October 2002

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany

8 May 1944

Revisions

Date3 Oct 2020 01:03:05

ContributorJamesYoungSr

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Again his son in law missed out a couple things

Date3 Oct 2020 01:00:10

ContributorJamesYoungSr

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I’m the grandson in law of James. Dav Long if you’d like to contact me
[email protected]

Date15 Apr 2020 18:56:52

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:45

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4570 / MACR 4570; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database