James A M Helms
Military ROLL OF HONOURStruck by 20mm shells, B-17G 42-31888 went out of control, exploded into to pieces and crashed East of Hamm, Germany, on a mission to Munster and Hamm, Germany on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
23 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Gonzales, Texas | ||
Buried |
Texas |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Added service number after correspondence with researcher Slyvia Tongson.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3416, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces