James R Moore

Military
media-30983.jpeg UPL 30983 Sleepytime Gal 43-38362 from 306th BG files

info from MACR

Object Number - UPL 30983 - Sleepytime Gal 43-38362 from 306th BG files

Prisoner of War (POW) Crew bailed out near Wolfach on 9 Dec 44 in B-17 'Sleepy Time Gal' #43-38362. Aircraft continued unmanned and crashed about 60 km away near Fouchy, France.



Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.

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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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761342
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

6 December 1944

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11342 / MACR 11342, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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