James C Dillon
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Removed associations not depicted in the image. Associations made in the PERSON record.
Object Number - UPL 50787 - 2/Lt James C Dillon 493rd BG
Killed in Action (KIA) 6 June 1944 when B-24 #44-40471, piloted by Cooper, collided with B-24 #42-94789, 862nd BS. Crashed into Channel. All Killed in Action (KIA) per ABMC. BT Sergeant. Tuohy listed as Prisoner of War (POW) on MACR.
Dillon's name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery.
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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
People
493rd BG Archives Debach
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12200984
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner & Ball turret gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
6 June 1944 | ||
|
Born |
New York State |
Revisions
Removed association with 43-38241 ULPY
James was killed in action on 6th June 1944, B-17s did not arrive at Debach until August 1944
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton's Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC; MACR 5485 / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
