James B Pearce

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by coastal guns on a mission to Poix, FR on 13 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-39980 and crashed just off the French coast. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 March 1944

Born

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Buried

Pennsylvania

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 13 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3240 / MACR 3240, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database