James E Turner
MilitaryAssigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Crew member of B-24 41-11886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to enable bail out, 6 crew bailed, 2 survived descent, 'Lil Joe' exploded and crashed in a field, Hussey and radioman pulled from wreck badly burned and became POW's. 4 POW, 5 KIA. MACR 222.
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Lil Joe
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX | 26 June 1942 | Fort Bliss, el Paso, Texas |
Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Crew member of B-24 41-11886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to enable bail out, 6 crew bailed, 2 survived descent, Lil Joe exploded and crashed in a field, Hussey and radioman pulled from wreck badly burnt and became POW's. 4 POW, 5 KIA. MACR 222. |
Based Assigned |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Born |
Texas |