James H Foister
Military
Back Row, L-to-R: MAJ. Seldon L McMillin (Obs/Lwg), Gordon Hankinson (Cp), James H Foister (N), David Wilmot (N), Charles D Bonnett (B), Col. Budd J Peaslee (P).
Front Row, L-To-R: William Shelton (Rwg), William Ralston (Tt), Clyde Savage (Bt), Roy Griffith (Ro), Julius Mcnutt (Tg).
Object Number - UPL 65881 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 22 June 1943/Antwerp, Belgium. Back Row, L-to-R: MAJ. Seldon L McMillin (Obs/Lwg), Gordon Hankinson (Cp), James H...
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #425850. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19074146
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 June 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16357 / MACR 16357, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
