James A Harper

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19348.jpeg UPL 19348 Front left to right 1) Donath, 2) S/Sgt Thomas Appeldurn Liberator 41-24234 , 3) Summers, 4) 2D LT Gordon Marcouiller, Liberator 41-24234, 5) Neilson
back row left to right 1) Buckahanna, 2) Lt. James A Harper ,Liberator 41-24234 3) Taylor , 4) Virgil, 5) S/SGT Alton S Railing , Liberator 41-24234 )
Liberator 41-24234 was know as MR. 5x5 when it went down Troy Hart

Photo from my mother in-law, S/Sgt Alton S Railing was her brother.

Object Number - UPL 19348 - Front left to right 1) Donath, 2) S/Sgt Thomas Appeldurn Liberator 41-24234 , 3) Summers, 4) 2D LT Gordon Marcouiller,...

Co Pilot of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash, into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1501



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-743297
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mr 5 X 5
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mr. 5x5
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, USA 24 March 1916 Son of Jesse Anderson and Minnie [Brown] Harper.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1943 Co Pilot of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash, into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. MACR 1501. KIA

Buried

Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA 13 June 1949 Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ellwood City Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ellwood City, PA 16117, USA Ellwood City, PA, USA.

Other

Pilot training

Hicks Field, Fort Worth, TX Primary flight training- Hicks Field, TX

Other

Pilot training

Perrin Field, Denison, TX Basic flight training - Perrin Field, TX

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1501

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1501 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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