James H McIlroy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-40223.jpeg UPL 40223 Sergeant James H McIlroy

Picture from his Nephew Gene

Object Number - UPL 40223 - Sergeant James H McIlroy

Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landing in B-17 42-31613 Sharon Kay. RTD

Shot Down aboard 42-37877 29-May-44 at Denzig East of Stettin. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR5357

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17

325th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

92nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31613

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Sharon Kay
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron

42-37877

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Popcorn Fort
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

Places

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Cass, Arkansas	3 June 1921	Born Cass, Arkansas
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Dêbsko, Poland	29 May 1944	Killed in Action (KIA) Denzig, Germany
Buried	Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial	1 January 1946	Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Cass, Arkansas

3 June 1921

Born Cass, Arkansas

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Dêbsko, Poland

29 May 1944

Killed in Action (KIA) Denzig, Germany

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

1 January 1946

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium  

Revisions

Date11 Dec 2022 12:56:29

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359738/james-h-mcilroy

Date27 Jul 2020 13:55:13

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5357

Date11 Oct 2019 05:29:00

Contributorjollymc

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Personal Knowledge

Date11 Oct 2019 05:24:27

Contributorjollymc

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Personal knowledge, family member

Date10 Oct 2019 22:33:38

ContributorRayWells

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Dertails from his Nephew Gene

Date10 Oct 2019 20:56:08

ContributorRayWells

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Correction of name

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:32

ContributorAAM

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Sources

MACR 5357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

James H McIlroy: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 40223 - Sergeant James H McIlroy

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