James L Liles

Military

Shot down by an ME109 enroute to Augsberg, GR and crashed near Thionville, FR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30623. Evaded and returned to England before 30 MAY 1944.

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Units served with

326th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

92nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30623

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Vassar's Virgin
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

42-6032

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Dallas, Texas, USA
Other Evaded		25 February 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Dallas, Texas, USA

Other

Evaded

25 February 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:38

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2754 / MACR 2754, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database