World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Walter Hartje
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Mary Louise Hartje
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED 1942; B-17 PILOT WITH 381ST B-GROUP, 533RD SQUADRON BASED IN RIDGEWELL, ENGLAND; SHOT DOWN DURING BREMEN RAID OCTOBER 1943, INTERRED AT STALAG LUFT 3, LIBERATED APRIL 1945.