James J Leary
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25115
Object Number - UPL 25589 - James J. Leary
Shot down 16 April 1943 in B-24 #4124122 'Missouri Sue. ' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier on 26 February 1943 B-24 41-23734 'Night Raider' crashed landed on return to Britain with 3 crew members wounded in action. The landing was at RAF Ludham, Norfolk. All crew members were returned to action and plane was salvagable.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15048233 / O-430993
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 16 April 1943 | |
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Born |
Omaha, Nebraska | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France (Wall of the Missing) |
Revisions
ABMC; MACR 15730, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 pp. 81-2 and 104, Ted's Traveling Circus by Cal Stewart p. 94. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15730 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
