James E Dunford
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17F 42-30813 'Queen Jeannie' while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen Jeannie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Buried |
Sint-Truiden, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the POW cemetery at St. Trond, Belgium, Grave #336 |
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
3680 Dorne, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, broke in two, and crashed near Dorne, Belgium |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2015. Added SN, KIA event and Burial event (German records) per MACR 820; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database