James Liburn King
Military ROLL OF HONOURUSAAF Photo
Joined squad 31 January 1944. Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, GR on 24-Feb-44 in B-24 41-24225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA).
King was a two sport star at the University of Kentucky. He was a 2x 2nd Team All-SEC performer in basketball and a 2x All-SEC tournament team selection also in basketball.
Awards: AM, 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: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Flak Alley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sharpe, Kentucky 42025, USA | 30 September 1919 | Son of Sol H and Alzada [Massey] King. |
Enlisted |
Lexington, KY, USA | 17 April 1942 | |
Died |
Eisenbach, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, GR on 24-Feb-44 in B-24 41-24225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA). King successfully bailed out of the doomed ship, but he had been wounded by 20mm gunfire and died shortly after reaching the ground. |
Buried |
Pferdsdorf, 99819 Krauthausen, Germany | 25 February 1944 | Pferdsdorf/Rhon Cemetery Grave 202 |
Buried |
Fooks Cemetery Sharpe Marshall County KY | Memorialised Fooks Cemetery Sharpe Marshall County Kentucky, USA | |
Killed in Action (KIA) |
Parksville, KY 40440, USA | Parksville, Kentucky, USA. | |
Other University of Kentucky |
Lexington, KY, USA | Two sport star, particularly in basketball where he was an All-SEC performer for Coach Adolph Rupp | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2922 / MACR 2922, Webb Todd, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database