James F McLaughlin
Military ROLL OF HONOURTail Gunner SSgt James F McLaughlin was killed in action flying his fourth and final mission to the synthetic rubber plant located at Huls Germany on June 22, 1943.
Enemy aircraft attacked the formation at approximately 09:15AM just prior to their reaching the IP of their bomb run. His B17F 42-29946 was damaged by 20 mm cannon fire causing the aircraft to spin and tumble.
Captured, he was last seen by Lloyd Donelson LT Waist gunner, who reported that McLaughlin was unconscious, bleeding from his mouth, seated in an automobile adjacent to a medical facility. The cause of McLaughlin’s wounds to which he latter succumbed is unknown.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37077023
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
- Date: 13 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
47839 Hüls, Germany | 22 June 1943 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1294; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 265
Additional edits by Hobie@64205 stating as source: Sgt McLaughlin
MACR 1294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database