James Lester Wagner
MilitaryShot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42-100248, Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bar Fly
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA | 10 November 1918 | Born in Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, PA, USA |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 1 April 1944 | "Killed In Action" when his B-24 ~ "Bar Fly" (#42-100248 ), while returning from a bombing run over Pforzheim, Germany, was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Reims, France. |
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Enlisted |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Copied S/N and Rank from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Contributorjmoore43
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Contributordueywag
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Medals in possession of Kenneth L. Wagner, brother of James L. Wagner
ContributorAAM
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MACR 3563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database