James A Fox

Military

Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF. Crew member 42-40610, flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.



Later on 9-Oct-43 on mission to bomb Danzig U-Boat production in B-24 42-40610 'Satan's Sister' A/C took flak hits, lost engine on return, diverting to Sweden. A/C Belly landed in Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned.



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14062177 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Sister
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana 18 November 1916

Other

Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.

Other

Interned (INT)

291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden 9 October 1943 9-Oct-43 on mission to bomb Danzig U-Boat production in B-24 42-40610 'Satan's Sister' A/C took flak hits, lost engine on return, diverting to Sweden. A/C Belly landed in Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned

Died

Metairie, LA 4 October 1999

Buried

Metairie Cemetery New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA 7 October 1999 Metairie Cemetery New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Based

Assigned

Benina Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY 9AF.
Barwick, Louisiana

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 830 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database