James J Crowley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image c/o William H. Crowley, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Object Number - UPL 13492 - Sgt. James J. Crowley
Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-110073. Was on 12th mission and 15 days past his 21st birthday.
Purple Heart, Amer. Theater/ ETO
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
27 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Cicero, Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label of the “POW” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Colonel William H Crowley (twin brother) via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
ABMC, MACR 9400, 2AD Roll of Honor/ twin brother William H. Crowley / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9400 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
