James Eckman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 'Blues in the Night' #43-37866. Interned (INT) in neutral Switzerland.
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Military
James Atkinson got his wings as a 2nd Lt on 5 August 1942 in Miami Beach, Florida. Promoted 1st Lt on 1 March 1943 in England, to Captain in September of that year. Completed six missions as a Bombardier with the 390th from 7 to 22 June 1944, this last one on B-17 # 42-102505.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 'Blues in the Night' #43-37866. Interned (INT) in neutral Switzerland.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866.
'I was one of those [who flew out of Britain] (390th BG) we were shot down over Stuttgart (25th mission).'
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland for a short time.
Military | Major | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed B-17 #43-37866 in Switzerland on 5 September 1944, after being hit by Flak over Stuttgart, Germany. Also served in Korea.
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Robert Kincaid was a Waist gunner in the 390th Bomb Group/571st Bomb Squadron. He was Killed In Action on his sixth mission on board B-17 # 42-102505 during the 22 June 1944 mission to Paris-Saint-Ouen, France. The ship returned to base. No MACR. A...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 87. James Walsh flew 33 missions as Co-Pilot with the 390th Bomb Group/571st Bomb Squadron, from 7 June to 25 September 1944.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Billings 16/3/43; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 1/4/44; slated 398BG, Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-A] Horham 8/4/44; 21m, transferred 571BS/390BG [FC-X] Framlingham 1/6/44 ODD BALL; Waist gunner: Bob Kincaid (Killed in Action) on...
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
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Born | 22 February 1918 | |
Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas |
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Lived in | October 1940 | |
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas |
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Got his Bombardier wings as a 2nd Lt | 5 August 1942 | |
Miami Beach, Florida |
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Promoted to 1st Lt | 1 March 1943 | |
England |
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Promoted to Captain | September 1943 | |
Died | 18 December 1999 | |
Brenham, Washington County, Texas |
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Buried | ||
James Atkinson rests at the Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Texas |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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21 November 2020 11:44:41 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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Associated Media |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
21 November 2020 11:41:40 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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WWII Draft card |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:14:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Atkinson%2C+James+H |