James Monroe Mounts
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Silberstr on 7/20/44 in B-17 #43-37819. James parachuted to safety and escaped capture for two days. After he was captured he was interrogated and sent to Stalag Luft I in Barth Germany until the end of the war.
POW, Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Connections
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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
- Nicknames: B.t.o., mr five x five
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 November 1920 | ||
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Died |
9 December 2002 | ||
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Buried |
PLOT: Columbarium 7 TT-12-4 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Trying to upload Bombardier Yearbook Photo, but the site keeps turning the photo. Also wanted to Update Prior Edit for Find A Grave. It was Merged. The New Memorial ID is 67749517.
Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 69415370.
Added POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C #43-37819 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7284