James A Logan
Military ROLL OF HONOURNephew Michael Tiernan, Massachusetts, 2015
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Lens on 2 Jul 1944 in B-24H #42-52609 'Murph's Mighty Mob'.
Excerpt from citation accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross:
Near the target his aircraft was severely damaged and set on fire by anti-aircraft fire, causing it to veer sharply toward other aircraft in the formation, in a moment of great peril to himself and his crew, Lieutenant Logan, remained at the controls and skillfully maneuvered the burning aircraft out of the formation in order to prevent damage to other aircraft and injury to his fellow airmen.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 2 January 1942 | |
Died |
2 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6770 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database