James A Harper
Military ROLL OF HONOURback row left to right 1) Buckahanna, 2) Lt. James A Harper ,Liberator 41-24234 3) Taylor , 4) Virgil, 5) S/SGT Alton S Railing , Liberator 41-24234 )
Liberator 41-24234 was know as MR. 5x5 when it went down Troy Hart
Photo from my mother in-law, S/Sgt Alton S Railing was her brother.
Co Pilot of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash, into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1501
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743297
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, USA | 24 March 1916 | Son of Jesse Anderson and Minnie [Brown] Harper. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 November 1943 | Co Pilot of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash, into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. MACR 1501. KIA |
Buried |
Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA | 13 June 1949 | Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ellwood City Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. |
Ellwood City, PA 16117, USA | Ellwood City, PA, USA. | ||
Other Pilot training |
Hicks Field, Fort Worth, TX | Primary flight training- Hicks Field, TX | |
Other Pilot training |
Perrin Field, Denison, TX | Basic flight training - Perrin Field, TX |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1501
MACR 1501 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database