James A Dyson
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions. Took off from Gander in B-17 42-3143 en route to Prestwick, Scotland, but landed at Bunduran, Ireland 10-May-43. Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1352
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736081
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bugs
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kermit, Texas, USA | 28 June 1922 | |
Enlisted |
19 June 1941 | ||
Other Baled out POW |
Le Bourget, France | 16 August 1943 | Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1352 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 16 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
Goodfellow Field San Angelo, TX | 22 July 1946 | Re-Enlisted |
Other Discharged USAF |
7 July 1948 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Corsicana, TX | 18 August 2000 | |
Buried |
Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX | 21 August 2000 | Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX |
Based Evaded |
Kimbolton | 16 August 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 116, 234 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database