James S Petrolino
MilitaryShot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29498 'Dark Horse', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Dark Horse, a.k.a. Mumsie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added connections to the 8th AF and to the 8th AF mission #140 for 29 Nov 1943.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1657 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database