James Paul Kittleson Senior
Military
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Photo from the article about James Kittleson at http://airportjournals.com/for-you-the-war-is-over/ (2002)
James Kittleson was Pilot of B-17 #43-38098, shot down 12 September 1944 over Oschersleben, Germany. 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38420299
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37344490
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator,
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35916197
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772939
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35432219 at enlistment, then T-61537
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Greybull, Big Horn County, Wyoming | 17 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
15 October 1942 | Seattle, Washington | |
Other Prisoner of War |
12 September 1944 | captured near Oschersleben, Germany. Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 31 May 1945.“ | |
Seattle, Wisconsin |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 8863
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8863 / MACR 8863, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database