James J MacDonald
Military
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UPL 38615
Crew of Flak Alley Lil
Personal collection of family
D-Day over Normandy 6/6/44
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 August 1911 |
Revisions
ContributorNixco2000
Changes
Sources
The primary source I have is my first hand knowledge of my father's service through his retelling, his saved paperwork and photographic evidence. I want to add "Waist Gunner" to his bio. At this point it only states that he was a top turret/engineer which is correct but incomplete.
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self