James Michael Bayus

Military
media-49758.jpeg UPL 49758 BANGIN' LULU with a crew at the 446th Bomb Group.
Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James Cummings, Joe Bombara
Kneeling, left to right: Bill Lester, Warren Stickle, George Alter (pilot), William LeGrow
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Object Number - UPL 49758 - BANGIN' LULU with a crew at the 446th Bomb Group. Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James...

Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

 

Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

George Alter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group

Aircraft

42-51091

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan 25 September 1923 BornDetroit, Michigan

Enlisted

Detroit, Michigan 4 December 1942 EnlistedDetroit, Michigan

Other

Discharged

26 October 1945

Died

Melvindale, Michigan 26 July 1998 DiedMelvindale, Michigan

Buried

Parkview Memorial Cemetery Livonia, Michigan 29 July 1998 InterredParkview Memorial CemeteryLivonia, Michigan

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https://www.fold3.com/record/45535456/james-bayus-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/84474161/james-m-bayus-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/628860963/james-bayus-1923-us-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file-1850-2010

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178062439/james-m-bayus

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/

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