Jim Bob Gunn

Military
media-53292.jpeg UPL 53292

This is my dad and crew.

Object Number - UPL 53292

Shot down in B-17 42-30189 'La Chiquita' 26 July 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea, Prisoner of War.

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: La Chiquita
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

Germany 26 July 1943

Born

Pecos, Texas, USA

Revisions

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This is my dad and crew

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1067 / MACR 3067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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