James O Cummings

Military

Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #423214. Prisoner of War (POW). May 19, 1943, was in B-17 42-29786 which crashed at Dunsby in a training accident. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11).



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 May 1943

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 16173,   Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 128, 129, First Over Germany pg. 119 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16173 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database