James F Emerson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21386.jpeg UPL 21386 James Emerson - Volga, 453rd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21386 - James Emerson - Volga, 453rd BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Hamm on 10/2/44 in B-24 'Shack Happy' 42-95252

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95252

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 October 1944

Born

Volga, IA, USA

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Correction to birth place from "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9418 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21386 - James Emerson - Volga, 453rd BG, KIA