James K Hoover
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 15040 - James K Hoover as a Royal Canadian Air force Pilot Officer.
Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on 01/11/1941. Received his commission as pilot officer at Hagersville, Ontario, 9-Oct-42. Hoover arrived at the port of embarkation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 27-Oct-42 and departed for England. On 05-Nov-42 Hoover reported for duty with the Royal Air Force.
On 23-Mar-43, he transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAF) and was assigned as a lieutenant in the 409th Bombardment Squadron on B-24's. In June of 1943 he was sent to North Africa TDY 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. A/C having been damaged, landed and was interned in Turkey, in October he was able to rejoin his unit.
Co-Pilot B-24 41-24298 'Queenie', shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13-Nov-43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198.
Lt Hoover had flown 54 missions (RCAF and USAAF) over enemy territory before he was killed in action.
In addition to the USAAF decorations listed, Lt Hoover was awarded the following Canadian decorations:
- Canadian Royal Air Force Pilot's Wings, 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, The Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Silver bar/Leaf device, War Medal 1939-1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Batesville, AR, USA | 4 January 1919 | Son of Oscar Lee Hoover and Bertha Dora Wilson. |
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Enlisted |
1 November 1941 | Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Nov 41. | |
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Other Commissioned |
Hagersville, ON N0A, Canada | 9 October 1942 | Received his commission as pilot officer at Hagersville, Ontario, 9th Oct 42. |
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Other Embarked |
Halifax, NS, Canada | 27 October 1942 | Embarkation to England, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 27th Oct 42 |
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Other Reported for duty |
England, UK | 5 November 1942 | 5th Nov 42 Hoover reported for duty with the Royal Air Force. |
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Other Transferred |
Hardwick, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23, UK | 23 March 1943 | 23rd Mar 43, transferred to the U.S. Army Air Force and was assigned as a Lieutenant in the 409th Bombardment Squadron. |
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Other Interned |
Turkey | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. A/C having been damaged, landed and was interned in Turkey. |
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Other Ploesti raider |
1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. A/C having been damaged, landed and was interned in Turkey. | |
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Other Killed in action |
Amrum, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13th Nov 43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198. |
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Buried |
Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock, Pulaski County AR | 16 June 1949 | Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas, USA. |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Sulphur Rock, AR, USA | Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, USA. | |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. | |
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Other Rejoined unit |
Rejoined 409th BS from internment, Oct 1943. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2189 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
