James F Eckrich
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen, Germany hit by fighters, port engine on fire, tail and rudder damaged, spun down in flames over the target. Prisoner of War (POW) 23-Dec-44 MACR 11404.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Winnebago, WI 54901, USA | 21 June 1922 | Son of George Oliver and Edna Marie [Coutley] Eckrich. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 1 June 1942 | |
Other Shot down |
53902 Bad Münstereifel, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen, Germany hit by fighters, port engine on fire, tail and rudder damaged, spun down in flames over the target. POW 23-Dec-44 MACR 11404. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Winnebago County, WI, USA | 23 February 1968 | |
Wisconsin, USA | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Oshkosh, WI, USA | Calvary Catholic Cemetery Oshkosh Winnebago County Wisconsin, USA |