James Allen Queen

Military

James Queen was Ball Turret gunner on board B-17 42-39775. Enemy aircraft severely riddled the ship on the 11 January mission to Brunswick, Germany, causing damage to the radio room. Queen was one of the six men who had bailed out before the Pilot and Co-Pilot managed to regain control of the Fortress and flew it home safely. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 12969.



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Retired from General Motors after 30 years of service.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14085527
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16134233
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Observer/Photographer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36000091 / O-744349
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38058661 / O-741880
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Lieutenant Jabez F. Churchill of the 94th Bomb Group in the nose gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Frenesi". Printed caption on reverse: 'Fortress Gets Home With Damaged Nose. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. Jabez F. Churchill, co-pilot of the Flying Fortress "Frenesi", sticks his head through the hole made by a 20mm German cannon shell in the plexiglass nose of his plane during the great raid on the Me110 assembly plant at Brunswick, Germany, January 11. The shell cut through the nos
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680406
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Frenesi"of the 94th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Frenesi
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Douglas County, GA 3 July 1924 Son of John Lee and Nettie Leola [Waldrop] Queen.

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 6 November 1942 Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau Austria 11 January 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Baled out - POW

West of Netherland border 11 January 1944 Brunswick nission. Bailed out before the a/c was brought under control and returned to base. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12969

Died

Douglasville, GA 13 July 2003

Buried

Sunrise Memorial Gardens Lithia Springs, Douglas County, GA 16 July 2003 Sunrise Memorial Gardens Lithia Springs, Douglas County, Georgia

Based

Bury St Edmunds 11 January 1944 Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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MACR 12969

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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POW added - MACR 12969

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces