James Crawford Neill
Military
Rear L-R: Sgt Reynold T Fraker, 2Lt James C Neill, 2Lt Calvin J McDougall, 2Lt Albert H Roddy, 2Lt Elbert L Hammond.
Front L-R: T/Sgt George S Moore, T/Sgt Mervin L Roberts, Sgt Merel E Warner, S/Sgt George Schult, Sgt Harold J Nichol.
Object Number - UPL 31927 - 2nd Lt James C Neill crew (401st BG 615th BS) 13 missions (between 2 June and 7 July 1944) lost on Leipzig aboard 42-37981 "Belle of the Barbary...
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Leipzig in B-17 'Belle of the Barbary Coast' 42-37981. Lost due to mech failure and shot down by Fw190 crashed near Burkhorst 7-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7222.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34763682
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39905078 / O-820434
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13098800 / O-750039
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34663490
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12134326
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of the Barbary Coast
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Carroll County, MS, USA | 19 December 1916 | Son of Eugene Cothran and Eva [McEachern] Neill. |
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Enlisted |
Mid Delta Aviation, Mid Delta Regional Airport, 278 Fifth Avenue, Greenville, MS 38703, United States | 8 July 1942 | Greenville AAF, Mississippi |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 7 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Shot down |
Dannefeld, 39649 Gardelegen, Germany | 7 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Leipzig in B-17 'Belle of the Barbary Coast' 42-37981 Lost due to mech failure and shot down by Fw190 crashed near Burkhorst 7-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7222. |
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Died |
Carroll County, MS, USA | 1 January 1970 | |
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Buried |
Evergreen Cemetery North Carrollton, Carroll County, MS | 4 January 1970 | Evergreen Cemetery North Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 7 July 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7222 / MACR 7222, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database