James A Wakefield
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June - August 1943. RWG, Hudson crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3092 'Strato Sam'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 399. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft XVIIB.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734743
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39831363
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38126607
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33282537
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
17 August 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 399, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database