James R Hardin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Find A Grave Memorial# 56290444
Object Number - UPL 14370 - James R Hardin
Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Combat supplement source used by the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum reports that the aircraft suffered damage from friendly fire when returning at night from its mission and crashed near Kessingland.
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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: Repulser
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Missouri, USA | 11 February 1922 | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kessingland, Suffolk, UK | 22 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Plot E Row 1 Grave 37 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Combat supplement / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Find A Grave Memorial# 56290444
American Battle Monuments Commission
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
macr 15160
MACR 15160 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
