James Shahan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

B-17G 42-39908 was attacked by fighters, fell off into a dive, burst into flames, exploded in mid-air and crashed ENE of Boxtel on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 23 March 1944

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorDouglas S Shahan
Changes
Sources

Source: Air Force Historical Research Library, Maxwell AFB, AL. Retrieved by Colonel (Retired) Douglas S. Shahan, nephew of James Shahan Jr.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 3321;
Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database