James Ralston Geary Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Re-assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97845. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5151.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 battle stars), AF Commendation (OLC), Distinguished Unit Citation (OLC), National Defense (1 battle star).
Awards: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and Vietnam rising to rank of Colonel.
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nyack, New York, USA | 17 October 1917 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Other Shot down |
19288 Ludwigslust, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97845. Prisoner of War (POW). |
Died |
Fort Pierce, FL, USA | 21 February 2001 | |
Buried |
Interred Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 5151 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5151 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database