James F Nagy Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 731st BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. Continuous attacks by fighters on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8-Mar-44, forced B-17G 42-31354 to make a forced landing SE of Magdeburg. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3191
Pinned in tail position by 20mm cannon shell which shattered his left leg and hip. Removed by Germans post crash and had leg amputated. Died from shock and truama.
Awards: 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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36107992 / O-747352
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lounge Lizard, Dixie Jane
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 27 November 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Died |
SE of Magdeburg | 8 March 1944 | Continuous attacks by fighters on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8-Mar-44, forced B-17G 42-31354 to make a forced landing SE of Magdeburg. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3191 |
Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | Son of Mrs Elizabeth Brugosh. | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 8 March 1944 | Assigned to 731st BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo, NY | Re-Interred Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo, Erie County, NY |