James H Ryan

Military

Assigned Dec 1944. 3 Feb 1945 crash landed B-17 42-107208 at Javoc, Poland, crew returned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Not?
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 218