James Martin Madara
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 6915
Lt. James E. Madara
Bombardier
Crew #707 - Howard Fisher Crew
Was KIA on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct flak hit over the coast of France.
Bombardier
Crew #707 - Howard Fisher Crew
Was KIA on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct flak hit over the coast of France.
466th BG Archives
Killed in Action (KIA) on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct flak hit over the coast of France.
Bombardier
Crew #707 - Howard Fisher Crew
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802098
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: PIlot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 25 November 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA, USA | 7 January 1941 | |
Died |
Ashford, Ashford, Kent, UK | 20 June 1944 | Was severely injured with a broken pelvis and femur as well as burns when his a/c was hit by flak. Though he survived the crash landing in a field near RAF Ashford and was helped out of the a/c by his pilot Howard Fisher, he succumbed to shock from his injuries. |
Shamokin, PA, USA | |||
Buried |
Shamokin, PA 17872, USA | Shamokin Cemetery Shamokin Northumberland County Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia