James L Mitchell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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James L Mitchell - Crawfordsville, 306th BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned 367BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17F 42-30767 crashed shortly after take off in poor visibility. 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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742984
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Crawfordsville, Iowa | 6 February 1921 | |
Other Killed in action |
Sharnbrook, UK | 5 January 1944 | B-17F 42-30767 crashed shortly after take off in poor visibility. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
6 January 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B, Row1,Grave 7 | |
Washington County, IA | |||
Buried |
Memorialised Crawfordsville Cemetery Crawfordsville, Washington County, IA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p.206, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia