James A Bolen Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
National Archives
Object Number - UPL 73704 - MACR Page3 For James A Bolen, Jr.
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by Fw190's on an escort mission to Ruhland 19-Mar-45 in P-51D 44-72386. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13159.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
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Enlisted |
11 November 1942 | ||
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Based |
16 February 1945 - 19 March 1945 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Died |
19 March 1945 | Shot down by Fw190's on an escort mission to Ruhland 19-Mar-45 in P-51D 44-72386. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13159. | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Born |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 13159 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 13159 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
