Lee R James

Military

Shot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #43-38166 "Hogie's Heroes", Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37529

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group

43-38166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hogie's Heroes
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 9 August 1944

Born

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944

Revisions

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Copied the "Returned (RTD)" event from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Copied an association to A/C #43-37529 from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database