James Hailstone Azer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31616.jpeg UPL 31616 Sgt. James H. Azer

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Object Number - UPL 31616 - Sgt. James H. Azer

Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42-102577, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bouncin Annie
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stroudsburg, PA 18360, USA 18 May 1924

Died

2 November 1944

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 November 1944

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Added middle name per newspaper story attached as media (UPL 31616).

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10307 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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