James Oren Aubele
Military
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UPL 37034
Part of MACR 1555, records those captured and interrogated. 2Lt Charles Joseph Spear Navigator of B-17 42-29663, shows DOB 7th Aug 1918.
Associated people
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15555
Awards: PH, 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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |
Cuyahoga County, OH | 4 February 1919 | Son of Elmer H and Charlotte M [Juengling] Aubele. |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 20 January 1942 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Lorient, France | 17 May 1943 | Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15555 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 17 May 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
Albuquerque, NM | 18 May 2011 | |
Buried |
Santa Fe National Cemetery, NM | 7 June 2011 | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM |
Based |
Molesworth | 17 May 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Pilot training |
Merced Field, Oxnard, CA | Primary Flight Training - Merced Field, Oxnard, CA. | |
Other Pilot training |
Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ | Advanced Flight Training - Class 42, Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database