James C Tyler

Military

Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17 41-24452 while serving as Radio Operator. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert S English

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O438025
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-24452

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 December 1942 - 22 September 1944 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 22-Sep-44. This RMC date would indicate that he was wounded and was part of a wounded POW parole by the Germans.

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/55636/TheFirstofM…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Lt Robert S. English.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. COMBINATION of duplicate entry data from ingest from The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia, records; Added POW detail and location per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. All information confirmed from MACR 16243 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 16243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database