John D McJimsey Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Pattensen on 26-Nov-44 in B-24 #41-29464. He was on his 32nd mission. Was Prisoner of War (POW) for 5 months.



Purple Heart, Good Conduct w Cert. of Merit

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Unlimited
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bethany, Louisiana 25 December 1922

Died

16 August 2005

Buried

Woodley Cemetery Panola City, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

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Added the date to the POW event from info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #41-29464 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10763