James Albert Calhoun
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 55622 - 2nd Lt James 'Jimmie' Calhoun, 100FS, 332FG
Assigned to 100FS, 332FG, 12AF USAAF. During a strafing mission on 8-Sep-44 over what was then Yugoslavia, Jimmie Calhoun’s group managed to destroy 18 enemy planes, according to newspaper reports. During that engagement, his plane was hit by flak, crashed and then burst into flames. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR ?
"I saw Lt. Calhoun fly into the ground over the target," Capt. William T. Mattison wrote in a military report. "Apparently while in an almost vertical bank, his left wing hit the ground and sheared off and his plane burst into flames. I don't believe he had a chance to get out of the ship."
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Duluth, MN | 3 March 1917 | Son of James Calhoun and Eva Miller. |
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Died |
Yugoslavia | 8 September 1944 | |
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Based |
Ramitelli | 8 September 1944 | Assigned to 100FS, 332FG, 12AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Italy Plot G Row 1 Grave 60 | |
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Buried |
Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA | Memorialised Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
