James Alves Utley
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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 |
Revisions
ContributorKickapoo
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Removed punctuation from around aircraft names for clarity, accuracy, and readability. - Kickapoo
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 176