James T Ince
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50430 - S/Sgt James T Ince, 303BG
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29571 'Charley Horse'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1033
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065708 / O-797527
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29571) nicknamed "Charley Horse" return to base after a mission. A censor has obscured the nose guns on the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp] and 'Passed for publication 7 Spet 1943.' [stamp] and '282576.' [Censor no] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed. Associated Press Photographer has handwritten on reverse: 'Crew of "Charley Horse" fi](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379023.jpg.webp?itok=fynvIwh3)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charley Horse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pryor, OK | 16 June 1923 | Son of Arthur Etcyl and Lula Mae [Vann] Ince. |
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Enlisted |
Tulsa, OK | 3 November 1942 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Died |
20 May 2007 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, OK | 23 May 2007 | Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Based |
Molesworth | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1033 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
