James Elias Pennoyer Jr

Military

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545



Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757248
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (IN-F, serial number 42-31037) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama" of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1. Completed 7th msision Frankfurt, Jan. 29, 1944. 2. Lost 31 B-17's.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Chester, PA 15 January 1921 Son of James Elias Snr and Mary Lee [Norman] Pennoyer.

Enlisted

Nashville, TN 12 March 1943 5'10" 165 lbs

Other

401st Combat Tour

Deenethorpe 12 June 1944 - 20 July 1944 Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Bailed out/Captured

Weimar, Germany 20 July 1944 Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 20 July 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 May 1950 9405 Stenton Avenue

Died

Florida 28 September 2019
Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
Port Charlotte, Florida

Buried

Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida