James D Hastin
Military69. 5 missions. Bailed out over France and evaded for 3 weeks. Betrayed to Gestapo on June 25, 1944 and interned in Fresnes Prison until August 15, 1944. Evacuated Paris to concentration camp 'Buchenwald' Weimer, Germany. Moved to Stalag Luft III at Sagan on October 21, 1944. Marched out of Luft III on January 27, 1945 to Nurnberg. From February 4, 1945 to April 4, 1945 marched to Moosberg. Liberated on April 29, 1945 and returned to US on May 28, 1945.
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW
1/2 Me 109 destroyed
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lopez, Washington | 29 March 1922 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 8 June 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5600 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self MACR 5600