James W Beard
MilitaryShot down 22 April 1944 in B-24 #4252605. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 20 December 1943 in B-24 #41-29135 ÒThe Last Frontier ExterminatorÓ mission to Bremen, ac crashed at Wendling on return from mission. 1 KOM, 9 RTD. Wyeth Everhart was the pilot.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4171 / MACR 4171, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database