James A Bussey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached to 1st Scout Force. 57 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Brunswick in P-51D 44-14653 'Blood and Soda'. Hit by flak strafing train, crashed near Rodewald. KIA (KIA). MACR 12504.
Awards: AM(5OLC), EAME(2 x bronze stars), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bussey, Iowa | 28 March 1923 | Son of Jesse Raymond and Mary E [Eveland] Bussey. |
Enlisted |
6 November 1942 | ||
Based |
Honington | 14 August 1944 - 19 February 1945 | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Detached service |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | 30 September 1944 - 1 October 1944 | Detached service with 1st Scout Force. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
31637 Rodewald, Germany | 19 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Brunswick in P-51D 44-14653 'Blood and Soda'. Hit by flak strafing train, crashed near Rodewald. KIA (KIA). MACR 12504. |
Buried |
31637 Rodewald, Germany | 20 February 1945 | Interred Rodewald community cemetery Germany |
Buried |
Bussey, IA 50044, USA | Re-Interred Greenlawn Cemetery Bussey Marion County Iowa, USA | |
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Pilot training |
Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA | Pre-flight training, San Antonio Army A.F.P.S. Class 43. | |
Other Pilot training |
Strother Field Wastewater, Winfield, KS 67156, USA | Basic flight training, Strother Air Field, Winfield, Kansas. Class 43. | |
Other Pilot training |
Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA | Advanced flight training, Foster Field, Victoria, Texas. Class 43. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12504 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database