James J Duffy
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Neil Peters crew. 5 x combat missions. Ditched in B-24H 41-29331 'Blondie's Folly'; Mission to Friedrichshafen, 16-Mar-44; Forced to ditch in the Channel after fighters severely damaged A/C. Baled out mid channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, 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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18057125 / O-747178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places

- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH | 13 January 1943 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Died |
English Channel | 16 March 1944 | Ditched in B-24H 41-29331 'Blondie's Folly'; Mission to Friedrichshafen, 16-Mar-44; Forced to ditch in the Channel after fighters severely damaged A/C. Baled out mid channel. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambs | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 16 March 1944 | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/89117021-james-j-duffy
https://www.fold3.com/record/529904965-james-j-duffy
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763019?rec=299343068
https://www.fold3.com/image/668099006?terms=35683062
https://www.458bg.com/crew69peters.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289348/james-j-duffy
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3490 / MACR 3490, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 275 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database