622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu).
Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed into woods at Pot-de-Vin, between Cirey-sur-Vezouze (Meurthe-et-Moselle) & Petitmont France.
Flying Officer Doe was captured (with Flying Officer Peabody) by the Germans while walking on French road on 1944-07-31 after being betrayed by a local women. They were sent to Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp where they was executed by hanging on 1944-07-31. Their bodies were cremated.
Doe, James Harrington (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-July-29
Birth Date: 1922-December-20
Born:
Parents: Joseph E & Mary J Doe
Spouse:
Home: Victoria, British Columbia (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
622 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Bellamus Noctu We wage war by night
Base
RAF Mildenhall
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/29847
Target
Stuttgart Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
