James H McClain
Military
Navigator
389th BG - 564th BS
Later served as a navigation instructor at Keesler AAF, Mississippi, where this photo was taken.
Object Number - UPL 37922 - Captain James H. McClain Navigator 389th BG - 564th BS Later served as a navigation instructor at Keesler AAF, Mississippi, where this photo was...
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40776.
12 July 1943 TDY to 9th AF, B24 42-40697 was hit by flak before target at Reggio Marshalling Yards. Diverted to recently captured area of Sicily crash landing NW of Pachino. Canadian unit transported them to a friendly base. Crew originally reported Missing in Action (MIA)
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Old Blister Butt - Widow
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 564th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
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Born |
Waterloo, Iowa |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Dugan & Stewart 'Ploesti', Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 179-180
