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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Powell Figgins, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT TEXAS A & M THEN WAS SHIPPED TO ITALY AND ASSIGNED TO THE 775TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 15TH AIR FORCE AND FLEW 22 MISSIONS AS A B-24 BOMBARDIER UNTIL HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. HE PARACHUTED OVER AUSTRIA AND HELD IN GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR STALAG 7-A UNTIL LIBERATED BY GENERAL PATTON'S ARMY.