James Wayne Millsap
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97786 'The Hardway'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4823.
Awards: AM, PH, EAME.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803308
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Angelo, Texas, USA | 5 October 1920 | Son of Cecil Ross and Lillie Elma [White] Millsap. |
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Died |
Koblenz, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97786 'The Hardway'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4823. |
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Buried |
Johnson's Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, 4989 FM Highway 1223, San Angelo, TX 76905, United States | 3 June 1949 | Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX |
| Tom Green County, TX, USA | |||
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Based |
Deopham Green | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Worth, TX, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4823 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database