James Tracey Taaffe Jr
MilitaryShot down by Anti Aircraft fire on April 20, 1944 on Mission No. 13, a 36 plane mission to destroy construction works at Bois de Esquerdes, France. B-26 #42-96042 Prisoner of War (POW), MACR 4218.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-725601
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Operations Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
26 October 1916 | Son of James Tracey Taaffe Sr. | |
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Other Baled out |
20 April 1944 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
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Died |
5 March 2008 | ||
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Born |
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Based |
20 April 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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https://www.fold3.com/image/672038520
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31920625/james-t.-taaffe
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.