James Ross Denny
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21313 - James Denny - Cedar Falls, 390th BG, KIA
James Ross Denny was the son of Dr. Emerson Charles and Blanche (Blackburn) Denny of Cedar Falls, Iowa. He had two siblings, Lois Denny and John B. Denny. John served with the anti-aircraft artillery in France.
James was inducted into the Army Air Forces on August 9, 1943 and went overseas to England almost exactly one year later, August 10, 1944. He trained at Amarillo, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Rapid City, South Dakota.
Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed at Nurnberg in B-17 42-97577
A distant cousin of James's, Clark Harold Benington, a B-17 Pilot based at Snetterton Heath, flew the same mission in which James was killed. It is unlikely that the two ever encountered one another in person. Both were descendants of Elisha and Mary (Wilson) Teeters of Columbiana County, Ohio.
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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
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cedar Falls, IA, USA | 18 February 1925 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 September 1944 |
Revisions
"James Denny is Killed in Action," Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), 3 Jan 1945, p 5 col 1.
"James Denny is Killed in Action," Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), 3 Jan 1945, p 5 col 1. Genealogical files of Katharine Crichton of Nutley, NJ.
Correction to birth place from "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8914 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
