World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jimmy M. Aills
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Longview, Texas
Honored By
Jimmy M. Aills
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, 15TH AIR FORCE UNIT, 456TH BOMB GROUP, 744TH SQUADRON IN ITALY. FLEW 33 MISSIONS INCLUDING PLOESTI RAID, SHOT DOWN ON 33RD MISSION AND TAKEN AS A POW. RUSSIANS OVERRAN PRISONER CAMP, HE WAS LIBERATED MAY 1, 1945. POW AT STALAG LUFT 1 IN BARTH, GERMANY.