James W Heathcock Jr

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 42-37910. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

13 April 1944

Born

Birmingham, Alabama

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Corrected his name by moving his last name from the middle name field to the last name field and moving "Jr" to the suffix field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3768; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132