James A Palmer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
56th FG 62th FS Boxted Palmer Zale
Associated to airman
Object Number - UPL 30703 - pilot James A Palmer IDAHO 56th FG 62th FS Boxted
Mid air collision with Capt. Clair W. DesVoignes ( flying a P-38J ) 55th FG / 38th FS .Crashed at Waasmunster, Belgium 13 July 1944, the body was found at the water's edge of Durme river near the village Waasmunster on 13 may 1945!
He grow up on the family ranch outside Sandpoint in Sunnyside with a view of the Idaho's largest lake " Pend Oreille ".
He drove to California with his brother in law Wayne to see about building aircraft. They decided that instead of building aircraft they would learn to fly. They both enlisted and went to the flight school of " Geiger Field " Washington as student pilot.
He was called to active duty March 6th 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sandpoint, ID 83864, USA | 14 July 1921 | sandpoint idaho USA |
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Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Waasmunster, België Belgium | 13 July 1944 - 13 July 1944 | killed in action KIA Macr 6708/6716 |
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
plot C row 14 grave 6 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6700 / MACR 6708/6716 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
