James F Norcom
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM(3OLC), 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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 31 July 1942 | |
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Died |
Reims Airport (RHE), 51450 Bétheny, France | 28 March 1944 | Killed by direct flak hit over target Reims Champagne Airfield A/C B-17G 42-37754 abandoned over channel. KIA. 28-Mar-44. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Based |
28 March 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Born |
Maryland, USA | Son of James and Margaret Bagwell [Folio]Norcom. | |
| Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia