James Orrin Fulks
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 56015 - 2nd Lt James O Fulks, 303BG.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Shot down on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 42-97805. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9412
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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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 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758448
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Henry, IL | 8 January 1922 | Son of Albert Orrin and Alta (Humphrey) Fulks. |
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Enlisted |
Urbana, IL | 25 May 1942 | Urbana, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Halchter, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Shot down on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 42-97805. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9412 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9412 / MACR 9412, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
