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2nd Lt. James Isaac Hastings
United States Air Force 385th Group 551st Squadron
from:San Antonio, TX
My late father, James Hastings, was shot down on his 25th mission as bombardier of the USAAC B-17 bomber "Spirit of Chicago" of the 8th Air Force, 551st Bombardment Squadron, 385th Bombardment Group, over Germany on 29th April 1944, and was taken prisoner of war and imprisoned in Oflag Luft 3 for one year to the day until 29th April 1945 when General Patton's tanks liberated him. He had two confirmed kills of a FW-190 and a ME-262. I have digital pictures of his scrap book and will share these with the interested to honour him.

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