James R Regan
MilitaryReceived this photograph and mission information as a part of the package that was sent to me (his son) by the United States Air Force.
James R. Regan, Jr.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230316 'Madie. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW 21 months
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Madie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 8 March 1922 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 |
Revisions
Entry written by son, James R. Regan, jr for the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
My father's personal military records that I received from the United States Air Force.
Father's military records from the Army Air Corp/United States Air Force.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database