James Hugh Glynn Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 48540 - 1st Lt James H Glynn Jr, 335FS, 4FG.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Whilst at low level searching for a convoy, A/C P-51 43-7187 hit in coolant system by ground fire, A/C abandoned. Lt Glynn Jr baled out. Evaded capture and was sheltered till liberation of Brittany. EVD. MACR 6253
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 11 May 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 24 November 1941 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Evaded |
Brittany, France | 18 June 1944 | Evaded capture and was sheltered till liberation of Brittany. |
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Other Shot down |
35270 Combourg, France | 18 June 1944 | Whilst at low level searching for a convoy, A/C P-51 43-7187 hit in coolant system by ground fire, A/C abandoned. Lt Glynn Jr baled out. EVD. MACR 6253. |
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Died |
Sheridan, AR 72150, USA | 14 March 1992 | |
| Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 6253;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
MACR 6253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
