James Ward Dalton Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Dalton family
Object Number - UPL 38103 - James Ward Dalton Jr (photo Dalton family)
James Dalton was Navigator on board B-17 #42-30259 on a 24 September 1943 practice flight to test PFF equipment and technique. Intercepted by enemy fighters and shot down. Ditched North Sea. James was picked up by a Royal Navy torpedo motor boat, but despite 3-hour long attempts at artificial respiration, he died on board the ship. He was among the 5 men killed, the 5 others, also rescued by Royal Navy boats from the same flotilla, returned to duty. MACR 778.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051757
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36264332
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31002387 at enlistment, then O-676883
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32391944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063596 at enlistment, then O-798486
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damifino ii
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
23 May 1920 | New York State, the son of James W. Dalton Sr and Effie (Ryan) Dalton | |
|
Enlisted |
16 March 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps, in Trenton City, New Jersey | |
|
Other Rescued in the North Sea |
24 September 1943 | by a Royal Navy torpedo boat after ditching of B-17 42-30259 | |
|
Died |
24 September 1943 | on board the Royal Navy ship which had picked him up, after 3 hours attempting artificial respiration | |
| Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey | |||
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Buried |
somewhere in England | ||
|
Buried |
his remains were repatriated to the USA and rest at Arlington |
Revisions
MACR 778
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Cards
US Census 1930
WWII Casualties for Cumberland County, New Jersey
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 778
