James R Wheat

Military

Shot down in Channel in B-17#4297261 on 6/24/44 Returned

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97261

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skylark
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Higgins, Texas

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 309