James Clement Malone

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29773

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Up & At Them
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marion County, KY, USA 13 December 1920

Enlisted

Indianapolis, IN, USA 25 July 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison

Died

English Channel off Sussex Coast 31 August 1943 A/C #973, 1st Lt. Rogers (P) was hit just after bombing by A. A. fire; navigator was injured and one motor knocked out. About 15 minutes before reaching the English coast Lt. Rogers gave crew opportunity to bale out. Sgt’s Sparks, Malone and Wolf baled out. The ship crashed on Wooten Farm, Polegate, killing pilot, co-pilot, navigator and bombardier. The status of the crew is as follows: Injured and in hospital - Sgt’s Bronski and McGovern. Killed: Lts. Rogers (P), Bravender (CP), Clinton (N) and Shakel (B). MIA: Sgt’s Sparks, Malone, Wolf. T/Sgt. Paul M. Kelly succumbed to injuries sustained in crash.

Buried

No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery

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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/322ndjan1943.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR