James Joseph Burns
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 56990 - 1st Lt James J Burns, 322BG
Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7046
Awards: AM (9OLC), EAME (2 x Battle Stars), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046122 / O-793729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 16 July 1919 | Son of Catherine Mary Burns. Husband to Margaret H Burns. |
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Died |
Loire Riverbank | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7046 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) (?) |
Andrews Field | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Brittany, France Plot O Row 4 Grave 5 |
