James W Conley
MilitaryOn return from mission to Ludwigshaven on 7 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-39838 crashed near Wilby, Suffolk, England. Only two engines were operating at time of crash. RTD. Shot down by fighters near Haselunne on a mission to Klein Machnow, Belin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-97495. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
- Date: 30 December 1943
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St. Paul, MN | 21 December 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 30 March 1942 | |
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Other Crash Landed |
Wilby, UK | 7 January 1944 | 42-39838 |
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Other POW |
Barth, Germany | 15 March 1944 | Stalag Luft I (dates are approximate) |
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Died |
Dallas, TX | 23 May 1971 | |
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Buried |
Wichita, KS | 27 May 1971 | Maple Grove Cemetery Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Plot Section B, Lot 13, Grave 8 |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Hasselunne, Germany | 6 March 1944 | 42-97495 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2986 / MACR 2986, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database