James Alves Utley

Military

Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF for Ploesti mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 41-11776, Bashful, 1-Aug-43. Set afire over target, crashed south of Ploesti Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 171



Awards: DFC, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666317
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Jersey Jackass - Jersey Jerks - Bashful
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Smith Mills, KY 21 June 1915 Son of Edward and Katherine [Denton] Utley.

Enlisted

Evansville, IN 2 May 1942 Evansville, Indiana

Died

Sth of Ploesti, Romania 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 41-1776, Bashful. 1-Aug-43; set afire over target, crashed south of Ploesti Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 171

Based

Hethel 1 August 1943 Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Removed punctuation from around aircraft names for clarity, accuracy, and readability. - Kickapoo

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AAM Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 176