James A Myl
MilitaryOn 29th mission, bailed his crew from burning B-17 'Thunder Ball' #42-107216 while over the North Sea. Returned (RTD).
DFC, AM
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
Belgium | 9 August 1944 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
8th AF News, September 2000 MACR 7391 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7391 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database