James Henry Fiers
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed landed at Ash, Kent on return from operations on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17 42-31021 'Whirlaway'. RTD. Damaged by flak near the target at Wernigerode, GR and then shot down by fighters on the return and crashed near Afferden, Holland on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-31510 'Paperdoll'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33080429 / O-802871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | 22 April 1921 | Forest Leland and Elma [Wilkinson] Fiers. |
Enlisted |
29 September 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 22 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
13 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | 26 August 1998 | |
Buried |
Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | Washington Park East Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | |
Based |
Seething | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C # 42-31021 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2875 / MACR 2875, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database