James L Helms

Military

First combat mission 3 August 1943. Shot down on 8 October 1943 at Breman, Germany on 13th mission in B-17 #42-30292 'Pulsatin' Polly. ' Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag XVIIB, Krems, Austria.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ POW



1 Me 109

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pulsatin Polly
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orla Vista, Florida, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 October 1943

Revisions

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Added dash in aircraft S/N for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 783 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 783