James M Sides Jr

Military

First mission to Trundheim, Norway 24 Nov 1945. Through Paris 3 Sept 1943. <<< Makes NO sense <<<



Shot down on tenth mission 3 Sept 1943 in B-17 42-30089 'Sunny. ' Five survivors. A/C exploded around 20,000'. I was blown out of A/C; came to and opened parachute at 5,000'. Captured by Germans, spent 20 mos. in Stalag 17B.



GCM 2Oak Leaf Cluster; AT; WWIIV; KM; 4OSB; EAMEC; 1BS; PH; POW

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30089

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sunny
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, Georgia 21 January 1923

Other

Prisoner of war

24 November 1945

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 684; self / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia