James M Liddell
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down and crashed near Charleroi, Belgium on return from a bombing mission to Aschersleben & Helmstedt, GR on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-64166 'Big Fat Butterfly'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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![The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395011.jpg?itok=ltzImIoU)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379079.jpg?itok=B4_Xgiv_)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Fat Butterfly
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
20 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Columbus, Ohio | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
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Added S/N per MACR 2449 at Fold3.com - see: https://www.fold3.com/image/28604053
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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-64166 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2449, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces