James V Elduff
Military
Object Number - UPL 41604 - B-17 42-31545 'Bad Time Inc' after its forced landing. L-R: Pat Fusci, Unk, Bryant, Elduff, Meeuwsen, Clausen
Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. 44 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean War.
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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: 457th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32706238
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39319586
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia County, PA | 2 July 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 17 February 1941 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Wernersville, PA | 11 June 2017 | |
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Buried |
Calvary CemeteryWest Conshohocken, PA | 21 June 2017 | Calvary Cemetery West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA |
Revisions
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia