Robert W James
Military ROLL OF HONOURRoger Freeman Photo
Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew a tour on B-17's. Second tour with 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. DH98 Mosquito NS757 crashed on local training flight. Crashed at RAF Station Shepherds Grove due to unknown cause. Plane dipped to the left, dove and crashed. Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1997774
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Hepworth
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, NY | 4 March 1921 | |
Died |
RAF Shepherds Grove | 9 April 1945 | Crashed on local training flight in Mosquito NS757. Crashed at RAF Station Shepherds Grove. KIFA |
Based |
Watton | 9 April 1945 | Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York | |
Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 385th Bomb Group unit history
Combat Chronology, Unit History; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia