James R Boren

Military
media-40293.jpeg UPL 40293 James R Boren

From his Grandson David Wyttenbach

Object Number - UPL 40293 - James R Boren

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37954 'Hank from Dixie'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37954

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hank from Dixie, Paper Doll.
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Carterville, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3192 / MACR 3192, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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