James Peter Philbin

Military

Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. Meriwether Jones crew. 20+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4387



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-448999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Raunchy
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, MI 13 December 1921 Son of Walter and Anne J Philbin.

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 5 October 1942 Detroit, Michigan

Other

Baled out POW

Dracesti, Romania 21 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 POW MACR 4387

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

21 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW)

Died

South Branch, MI 20 January 1988

Buried

Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, CA 23 January 1988 Fairhaven Memorial Park Santa Ana, Orange County, California

Based

San Giovanni 21 April 1944 Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF.