James C Harling
Military
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UPL 27416
Crew of the Reluctant Dragon in Bury St. Edmund Left to right rear: Lt. Windy Morris (co-pilot), Lt. John V Lilly ( Navigator), Lt. John White (Bombardier), Lt. John 'Chris' Thelma ( Pilot). Front: Sgt. Stark (radio), Sgt. Blacker (engineer), Sgt. Schaler ( right waist gun), Sgt Harling ( Ball Turret), Sgt Exelberth ( Radio operator, Tail gunner)
Correction to named crew member - not Sgt Waleler but Edward J. Schaler. Information provided by Sherry Russell (user http://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/61549) , daughter of Edward Schaler.
Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #4230454 'Reluctant Dragon. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 September 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 733 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database