James Dee McElroy
MilitaryShot down 20 October 1943 in 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. Helped by the Belgian evasion network “Comete”, he was guided from Belgium through France and the Pyrenees mountains to Spain. Arrived in Gibraltar from where he flew back to England, landing at Bristol on 16 Nov. 1943. See his page at www.evasioncomete.be >>> Fiches.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39900663
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32454573
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11062351 and O-681161
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35374532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Farwell, Texas | 28 April 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Farwell, Texas, United States | 2 April 1942 | Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Died |
Vallejo, California, United States | 6 March 1993 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 1017
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 203
See his page at www.evasioncomete.org >>> Fiches.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1017, AFEES; Snetterton Falcons, pg 59 & 76