John W James Jr
Military
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UPL 55457
DeDiemar crew, 709th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Photo taken at Drew Field, Florida, undated. Crew as assigned October 24, 1944, (order in photo unknown): Lt. Thomas G. Dediemar, Lt. John W. James, F/O John C. Augustine, Sgt. John T. Murray, Cpl. William R. Dowden, Cpl. Richard F. Glynn, Cpl. Robert E. Hampton, Cpl. Lyman T. Parker, Cpl. Joseph Roldan
Timothy Motz, from 447bg.com
Crashed at Ohrdruff in B-17 'Devils Mate II' #42-97624 on 9 Feb 45, Prisoner of War (POW),
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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: Devil's mate ii
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Johnson City, Tennessee, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 9 February 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so one dup person can be deleted.
Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 12241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database