James Thomas Daniels
MilitaryShot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-95091. Prisoner of War (POW).
Served also in Korea and Viet-Nam.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18189055
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130365
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16026553
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032548
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Caldwell, Georgia, USA | 21 January 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
13 October 1942 | in the Air Corps | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 | captured in Püttlingen, Germany, near the crash location of B-24 #42-95091 |
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Other Re-enlisted |
15 November 1945 | Ft McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, as a T/Sgt in the Air Corps | |
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Died |
24 March 1978 | ||
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Buried |
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia | ||
| Cadwell, Georgia |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 5260
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5260 / MACR 5260/relative / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database