Name:
James Victor Loving
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
34210331
Unit:
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1979-09-04
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
Chester Memorial Gardens, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina
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SSgt James Victor Loving, right waist gunner of the B-17 41-24501, took off from Station 111 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. They were targeted by flak and fighters until the crew bailed out over the Atlantic. Loving was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan-Silesia.