James A Campbell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21273.jpeg UPL 21273 James A Campbell - Keokuk, 447th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21273 - James A Campbell - Keokuk, 447th BG, KIA

Shot down by flak enroute to Evereux a/f, FR on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31145. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old man
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

France 6 February 1944

Born

Keokuk, Iowa

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR #2353 at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/28610414

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2353;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2353, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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