James A Hammontree
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 14532 - Sgt James A Hammontree crew member and ball turret gunner of B-24 #4124225 'Flak Alley'. KIA 24th Feb 44.
Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, Germany on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #41-24225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Flak Alley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Paiton, Georgia, USA | 22 November 1923 | Nov. 22, 1923 |
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Died |
Eisenbach, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #4124225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Murray County, GA, USA | Center Valley Cemetery Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia, USA. | |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Murray County, GA, USA | Murray County, Georgia, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2922 / MACR 2922, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
