Name:
James Donald Christy
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
35419667
Unit:
568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1949-08-13
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
South Lawn Cemetery, Utica, Licking County, Ohio, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Donald Christy was born on October 2, 1920. He was the son of Alice Fessler.
James served in the 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant during World War II. A passenger on the B-17 #43-38175 “I’ll Be Seeing You,” he became a POW on September 18, 1944, when his aircraft was shot down by German artillery during a mission in Warsaw, Poland. He was sent to Stalag Luft IV in Gross Tychow, Poland.