James E Luna

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Wolfsburg in B-17 "Beatty's 8-Balls" #43-39128

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-39128

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: “Beatty's 8-Balls”
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 February 1945

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 22 February 1945

Buried

Revisions

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Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56359513.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12650 / MACR 12650, Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Streitfeld pp121-125 that Luna was on his first mission / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database