James Joseph Wynn
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-24 'Scarface' 42-95007 26-Nov-44; shot down by fighters near Deckbergen. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9737
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: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35898770
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38436457
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32952888
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11103451 / O-720867
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772993
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scarsace
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Duluth, MN | 27 September 1923 | Son of W F Wynn |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 26 October 1942 | San Francisco, California |
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Died |
26 November 1944 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Metfield | 26 November 1944 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE | Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
| Hercules, CA |
Revisions
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/146965393
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1350771/james-j-wynn
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11159 / MACR 9427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database