James Elias Pennoyer Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545
Awards: AM (OLC), 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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757248
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
West Chester, PA | 15 January 1921 | Son of James Elias Snr and Mary Lee [Norman] Pennoyer. |
Enlisted |
Nashville, TN | 12 March 1943 | 5'10" 165 lbs |
Other 401st Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe | 12 June 1944 - 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Bailed out/Captured |
Weimar, Germany | 20 July 1944 | Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 May 1950 | 9405 Stenton Avenue | |
Died |
Florida | 28 September 2019 | |
Lewisberry, Pennsylvania | |||
Port Charlotte, Florida | |||
Buried |
Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL | Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida |
Revisions
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Father - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86476169/james-f-pennoyer
Mother - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86476203/mary-lee-pennoyer
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7545, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2134