James S Alexander
MilitaryShot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42107207. Shot down 2 German fighters over Germany. Plane went down in a hayfield near Everingen. 3KIA, 7 POW.
Silver Star, Bronze Star w/2 oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, DFC
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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
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lancaster, PA, USA | 3 December 1922 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5304 / MACR 5304, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2504 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database