James V Lambert
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' #42-40735.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748363
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736522
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Sand Witch
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Berka, al Birkah
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Campina, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Chris Christensen's account: "Suspected of having been hit on the bomb bay tank and fuel ignited by explosions on the refinery. A wing fire also reported. Attempted a crash landing on the Prahova river near Bobolia village approximately 2 miles SW of Campina and north of the L. Hughes crashed aircraft. Aircraft disintegrated upon impact killing 7 crew members. The the TTG miraculously escaped with injuries. Robert Kaufman and James Lambert were extracted with injuries but died shortly thereafter." |
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Born |
Corona, New York |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Corrected the label for the KIA event to fix a misspelling.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 156