James Eugene Knighton
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102560 'The Thomper'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Thomper
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Orange, Virginia, USA | 20 July 1920 | Born Orange, Virginia |
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Enlisted |
Charlottesville, Virginia | 5 November 1942 | Enlisted Charlottesville, Virginia |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 30 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
24 July 1978 | ||
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Buried |
Culpeper National Cemetery Culpeper, Virginia | 27 July 1978 | Interred Culpeper National Cemetery Culpeper, Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database