James E Murray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

James Murray was a last minute substitute Navigator and not a regular member of Pilot Robert W. Seelos' crew. Seelos, Murray and 8 other men were shot down 5 April 1943 in B-17 #41-24465 'Montana Power'. James Murray was Killed in Action (KIA).

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William Winston Saunders

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18096211 and O-726079
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Robert William Seelos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19055059 and O-442240
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Stanley Pete Stemkoski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39380694
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Raymond Earl Walls

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 352nd Service Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15071583
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, Massachusetts, United States 15 January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Kalmthout, Belgium 5 April 1943

Born

Massachusetts, United States

Buried

Found dead on 5 April at the place of the crash. His remains were first buried at the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium. After the war his remains were transferred to the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium

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Corrected role and position

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MACR 15534
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
Research on plane and crew for website www.evasioncomete.org

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15533 / MACR 15533, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 99-100, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 81-82, ABMC. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database