James F Rivers

Military

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #423282. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37302812
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Portrait of James R Stroebel
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16060431 / O-734848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13114821
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
42-5894
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Brother Bill

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 July 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database