James R Burns
Military ROLL OF HONOURBack row, left to right:
Maj G.F. Shumake (CP),
Capt D. Gamble (P),
1Lt W.D. McSween (N),
1Lt W.T. Sweet (B),
2Lt J.R. Burns (TG-O)
Front row, left to right:
S/Sgt N. Vaughn (WG),
T/Sgt R.J. McGuire (R),
S/Sgt C.S. Schmeltzer (WG),
S/Sgt R.G. Scharch (BT),
T/Sgt C.E. Wagner (E) 303rd Bomb Group collection
ID of each airman from http://www.303rdbg.com/lc090.html
Assigned to 385BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters prior to the IP and crashed WSW of Dinant, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 2 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-97509 'Old Hickory'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2864
MACR indicates that despite baling out successfully, he was found with parachute undeployed.
Awards: AM (OLC), 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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35304195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Hickory
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Grand Rapids, MI | 6 April 1942 | |
Died |
14 miles SW Dinant, Belgium | 2 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt am Main in B-17 42-97509; A/C crashed 14 miles SW Dinant, Belgium. MACR 2864 |
Buried |
Florennes, Belgium | 4 March 1944 | Interred Florennes cemetery Grave 28 |
Born |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | Son of Wilbur Maurice Burns. | |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 25 Grave 5 | ||
Based |
Molesworth | 2 March 1944 | Assigned to 385BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Grand Rapids, MI | Husband of Jane Wagner Burns. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2864 / MACR 2864, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database