James B Scollon Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURRWG, Holdom, R. Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 July 1943 on B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. MACR 133. Killed in Action.
Barnesboro, PA
Staff Sergeant James Scollon was born June 24, 1909. His next of kin were his parents, James and Isabel Scollon, a sister, Jean Scollon, and a brother, George Scollon. He was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On July 14, 1943, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Widget,” B-17 tail #42-30011 of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Bois-Jean, France.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
Connections
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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 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37153639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35319053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39393396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737416
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widget
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Glen Campbell, PA | 24 June 1909 | Staff Sergeant James Scollon was born June 24, 1909. His next of kin were his parents, James and Isabel Scollon, a sister, Jean Scollon, and a brother, George Scollon. He was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 14 July 1943 | On July 14, 1943, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Widget,” B-17 tail #42-30011 of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Bois-Jean, France. |
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Buried |
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. Section 34 Site 2054 |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx