James E O'Donnell
MilitaryTail Gunner on B-26 "Lois Rose" #41-31853, shot down on the 25 May 1944 mission to bomb a railway bridge at Seraing, Liège, Belgium. Made prisoner. MACR 5039.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16050448
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33105396
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15130127 and O-681106
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14098585 and O-681184
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32437055
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lois Rose
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 13 August 1942 | |
Other POW (Prisoner of War) |
25 May 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan / Zagan, Poland. NARA POW database : "Returned to Allied military control 11.04.1946" | |
Born |
Kentucky, United States |