Jimmie Cain
Military
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UPL 36560
Sgt. Jimmie Cain
Daughter, Elizabeth Moore Cain
Crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' 43-38796, Prisoner of War (POW). Black March survivor.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15313842
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36854050
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13093094
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 02062655
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17118453
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner; Tail Gunner, Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Lad
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jasper, Alabama, USA | 12 February 1920 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorLiz Cain
Changes
Sources
Daughter, Elizabeth Moore Cain. Dad is buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola, NAS. Florida.
Contributorusxpat
Changes
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Landing orders, special orders number 141, via 94th Bomb Group Facebook public group
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database