James A Boyette

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 13 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24601 while serving as Tail Gunner. Aircraft took a direct flak hit at Lille France. Crashed in meadow near Lo, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA).



Purple Heart

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24601

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ben Hill County, Georgia

Buried

Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 31, Grave 42.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

9920 Lo, Belgium 13 January 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained a direct hit from flak over the target at Lille, France and crashed near Lo, Belgium.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 6-Feb-2015. Added decoration and Burial location per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Verified SN and KIA detail per MACR 15639;made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography with crew position and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15639 / MACR 15639, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, WWII Memorial web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database