James L Blanchard III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57544 - James L. Blanchard III
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 x kill. Failed to Return (FTR) area support mission for 1st Airborne to Arnhem in P-51D 44-13741 'Buddy Boy', shot down by enemy fighters, Killed in Action (KIA) 19-Sep-44. MACR 8794.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Buddy Boy
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 8 May 1920 | Son of James L and Myrtle M Blanchard. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 15 May 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Based |
Boxted | 28 June 1944 - 19 September 1944 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Nijmegen, Netherlands | 18 September 1944 | Me109 destroyed Nijmegen. 18-Sep-44. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Arnhem, Netherlands | 19 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) area support mission for 1st Airborne to Arnhem in P-51D 44-13741 'Buddy Boy', shot down by enemy fighters, Killed in Action (KIA) 19-Sep-44. MACR 8794. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | 20 September 1944 | Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Holland |
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Buried |
Westhill Cemetery Sherburne Chenango County NY | Re-Interred Westhill Cemetery Sherburne Chenango County New York, USA. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8794 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
