James C Blackwood
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 23-May-44 in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5251
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35370783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32361311
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35451359
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674019
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Patay, France | 23 May 1944 | Shot down 23-May-44 in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5251 |
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Born |
Denver, Colorado, USA | Son of Conover Blackwood. | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bungay | 23 May 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 32 Grave 51 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from::
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5251;
- The History of the 46th Bomber Group, pg 100-101
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5251 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database