Down But Not Out – Shot Down, Captured, Escaped, Captured, Freed

James A. Stark was born in Tahoka, Texas, on March 29, 1924. He enlisted in the Army soon after Pearl Harbor and was sent to flight training in November 1942. After earning his wings during October 1943, he did a stint as a flight instructor and ultimately, was assigned to fly P-38Ls with the 474th Fighter Group. The group was flying from Y-59 near Strassfeld, Germany, by April 1945. “On April 10, 1945, we flew...
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