James Wilfred Phillips
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 'To Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Evaded (EVD) MACR 5915
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19034227 / O-755722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: To Hell or Glory
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boothtown, AL | 13 April 1913 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 13 June 1942 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Other Evaded |
Belgium | 23 June 1944 | Evaded capture with assistance from Belgium underground. |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Outer, Belgium | 23 June 1944 | Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 'To Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Evaded (EVD) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
16 January 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Memorial Gardens EastTrussville, Jefferson County, AL | 19 January 1991 | Jefferson Memorial Gardens East Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama |
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Enlisted |
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Based |
Horham | 23 June 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Corrected place where B-17 42-38123 crashed from Maubeuge, France to Outer, Belgium.
Source: Dirk VIJVERMAN and http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-b-17g-42-381…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php