James O Dunmire

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Shot down by fighters just after bombs away and crashed near Herborn, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7579 'Paper Doll'. First listed as MIA but later changed to KIA. Body was shipped from France and he was re interred in the Holdenville Cemetery, Oklahoma on 2/10/1949.

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

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Holdnville, Oklahoma, USA

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 February 1944 Shot down by fighters just after bombs away and crashed near Herborn, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7579 'Paper Doll'. First listed a MIA later listed as KIA

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