James F Nolan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 55186 - James F Nolan of the 389th Bomb Group
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40623.
Shot down 5-Dec-43 in B-24 42-40738 'The Oklahoman'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1943
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 5 December 1943 | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France Plot L Row 18 Grave 21 | |
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Based |
Hethel | 5 December 1943 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
