James N Poindexter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 16399
Captain James N Poindexter
CC: S/Sgt W E Strehlow
Arm: Sgt A F Riccobelli
CC: S/Sgt W E Strehlow
Arm: Sgt A F Riccobelli
Roger Freeman Photo.
James Poindexter served as a fighter pilot with the 352nd Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group out of Raydon, England. On 3 January 1945, he was killed when his P-51 Mustang #44-14859, crashed at Capel St. Mary, Suffolk.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Honey II
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
27 April 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
21 March 1942 | ||
Died |
Capel St Mary, UK | 3 January 1945 | |
Buried |
Allen, TX, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list