Jefferson Milo James

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-27459.jpeg UPL 27459 Jefferson Milo James of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.

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Object Number - UPL 27459 - Jefferson Milo James of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.

Killed in Action (KIA) 23 Jan 1943 died of wounds on mission to Lorient, France to bomb the Koramin Submarine Base, in B-17 #41-24504 piloted by Lieutenant Fisher.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Taurus; Sad Sack
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peoria County, Illinois 10 August 1921

Died

U-Boat facilities, Keroman Submarine Base 23 January 1943

Buried

Peoria, IL, USA 12 August 1948

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Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p, 496, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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