James Proakis

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230387. Prisoner of War (POW). Killed by Germans when trying to escape from Prisoner of War (POW) camp.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

George L Ott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0-421300
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30387

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 February 1922

Enlisted

New York City, New York, United States 15 December 1941 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 3 December 1943 Interned at Stalag XVIIB near Krems Austria. Killed while attempting to escape from the camp on 3 December 1943, together with S/Sgt Ralph E Lavoie (384th BG - 42-30143 - shot down 25 June 1943) and S/Sgt William H. Binnebose Jr (42-30274 - 95th BG - shot down 17 August 1943). Lavoie and Binnebose survived.

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NARA WWII Enlistment records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 849 / MACR 849, Malcolm A. Champagne / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database