James A Walmsley
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Mechanical failure caused force landing in wheat field in B-17 44-6418 'Smashing Thru'. A/C nosed over into unseen railway cutting and fire caused bomb load to explode. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32073896 / O-757387
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Smashing Thru
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Died |
13 July 1944 | ||
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Buried |
14 July 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 13 July 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE | Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia