James J O'Hara

Military

BTG, Cormany crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30864. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 885. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.

The 381st BG was awarded the distinguished Unit Citation for this mission.

Jersey City, NJ

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert C Black

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734640
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William F Cormany

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736477
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James J Dwyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32160787
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Edwin D Frost

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670110
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William W Ingenhutt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-401170
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Uncouth Bastard
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

42-30864

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria 8 October 1943 Stalag XVIIB

Born

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 October 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 885 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, MACR 885