James Francis Fallon
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 40037 - Sgt James Francis Fallon top turret gunner B-17 Mojo. 524BS, 379BG, 8AF.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2872.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hag of Harderwyck
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA | 15 March 1916 | Son of Peter F and Mary J [Cairns] Fallon. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 3 October 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Munster, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2872 |
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Buried |
Senden, Germany | 23 February 1944 | Interred Senden Cemetery. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot E Row 20 Grave 24 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Yeadon, PA | At time of draft registration working for United Shoe Machinery Company. |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2872 / MACR 2872, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database