James Asa Atkins

Military
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395076.jpg FRE 5133 The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31346 'Shack Rabbit.' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-521326
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672350
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757621
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: C0-pilot
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11057514
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734835
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shack Rabbit
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 3 October 1920

Enlisted

Cincinnati, OH, USA 17 October 1942 Residence: Hamilton County, Ohio Private, Branch Immaterial

Other

Assigned

24 March 1944 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 24 March 1944, Robert Harold Brown Crew, 3 combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 24 April 1944 POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15. MACR 4355

Died

Ohio, USA 30 May 1989 Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery Montgomery Hamilton County Ohio, USA Plot: SEC 11, LOT 151, GRAVE 1

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4355 / MACR 4355, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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