James W Hyland Jr

Military

Shot down 30 Nov 1944 in B-17 #43-37877, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW, Air Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio 8 August 1923

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in source info from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11154 self