James E Bouchier
Military
Object Number - UPL 26389 - Lt James A Bouchier. 434th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14232 L2-#. The a/c acting as a backdrop is 44-14232 as can be see from the “last four”...
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by “friendly” fire on 25-Dec-44 whilst flying P-51D 44-15376 in the same action where Major George Preddy was killed. Bouchier was luckier in that he was able to bail out and return to his unit (RTD). End of War (EOW).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Milwaukee County, WI, USA | 8 March 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 28 September 1942 | |
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Based |
Wattisham | 28 October 1944 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down |
20km E/N/E Aachen, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Shot down by “friendly” fire. Bailed out and returned to his unit (RTD). 20 Km East-North-East of Aachen, Germany. |
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Died |
Baldwinsville, NY 13027, USA | 31 August 1993 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
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Born |
Wisconsin, USA |
Revisions
Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944 (UPL 41845). Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FG album.
