James E Barnett

Military
media-27757.jpeg UPL 27757

Object Number - UPL 27757

Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29118 'Nine Yanks and a Jerk'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Jerk
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 12 April 1944 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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