James Maple Mayfield
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31816. Bailed out, but his parachute didn't fully open and he was seriously wounded. Immediately captured by the Germans, he was cared for in a French hospital in Hirson. Transferred to a military hospital in Reims, he died there on 19 June 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Parachuted from 42-31816. His chute didn't fully open and he was seriously wounded. Immediately captured by the Germans, he was cared for in a French hospital in Hirson. Transferred to a military hospital in Reims, he died there on 19 June 1944 |
19 June 1944 | ||
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Other Died Of Wounds |
Died in hospital, Reims, France | 21 June 1944 | |
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Born |
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA |
Revisions
MACR 4275 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90957666
German report KU-1615 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139546280
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database