James D Nendel
Military ROLL OF HONOURJames Wendel served as a pilot with the 490th Bomb Group. He was later transferred to 801st/492nd Bomb Group.
He was killed when his aircraft, B-24 42-94841 'Sack Time', crashed on top of mountain in England taking off for a Carpetbagger mission. Only 2 survivors.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19136068
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sack Time
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 19 March 1943 | |
Died |
9 October 1944 | ||
Buried |
Plot E Row 1 Grave 80 | ||
Klamath County, OR, USA | |||
Born |
Oregon, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from two duplicate records. Sources:
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
/ Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett
See also NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
American Battle Monuments Commission
http://abmc.gov/node/541830#.VmsAir9c8Z4
Book by Russell Ives 'I Come From California' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia