James P Schwartz

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3305 'Princess Pat', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3305

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 17 August 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Added S/N & POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database