James A O'Leary
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John F Hobgood, S/Sgt Jim S Reeves, S/Sgt Albert W Bricker, T/Sgt James A O'Leary, T/Sgt Leonard A. Turner.
Front L-R: 2Lt William F Drew, 2Lt Frank G Mowatt, 1Lt John A Newton, 1Lt George L Lange Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10268-61751AC.
Object Number - UPL 26517 - Lt J A Newton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace', England. 19 July 1944. Rear L-R: S/Sgt...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Crashed at Ludwigshafen in B-17 43-38323 Prisoner of War (POW). Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 8597.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17098986 / O-758372
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wayne County, MI, USA | 18 January 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
16 February 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 9 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Shot down |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 9 September 1944 | Crashed at Ludwigshafen in B-17 43-38323 POW. MACR 8597. |
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Died |
17 August 1945 | Died of a heart attack just after his liberation from prison camp. | |
| Michigan, USA | |||
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Based |
Molesworth | 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Detroit, MI, USA | Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit Michigan USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8597 / MACR 8597, http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N">http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database