James N Groves

Military
media-49619.jpeg UPL 49619 FINIS A. BRUMBELOE CREW - 360th BS (crew assigned 360BS: 27 Oct 1943 - photo: Rapid City, SD 19 Aug 1943)
(Back-left-to-right) 2Lt Finis A. Brumbeloe (P)(WIA/POW), 2Lt Donnell H. Marsh (CP)(POW),
2Lt James R. Groves (N)(WIA/POW), 2Lt Charles D. Garneau (B)(KIA), S/Sgt Peter J. Kiebish (E)(POW); (Front Left-to-right) Sgt Howard S. Payton (RWG)(KIA), Sgt William C. Steele (BTG)(KIA), S/Sgt Harry V. Hosso (LWG)(POW), Sgt William R. Perryman (TG)(POW)



303rd Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 49619 - FINIS A. BRUMBELOE CREW - 360th BS (crew assigned 360BS: 27 Oct 1943 - photo: Rapid City, SD 19 Aug 1943) (Back-left-to-right) 2Lt Finis A....

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].

42-5483

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Devil Himself : Red Ass
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 29 November 1943 - 22 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Molesworth per MACR 1656 at fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28703793

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed middle initial and Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added connections to the 8th AF and to the 8th AF mission #140 for 29 Nov 1943.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C #42-5483 listed in MACR 1656 at fold3.com.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E

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Object number: UPL 49619 - FINIS A. BRUMBELOE CREW - 360th BS (crew assigned...