James Alfred McCamy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-47496.jpeg UPL 47496 2nd Lt James Alfred McCamy, 303BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47496 - 2nd Lt James Alfred McCamy, 303BG

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Liepzig in B-17 42-107028 28-May-44; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340



Awards: PH

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Alvin Gordon Determan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17079318 / O-753987
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107028

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-97298

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Floose
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Scottsboro, Alabama, USA 11 February 1918 Son of William Preston and Ruth [Taylor] McCamy.

Enlisted

Huntsville, AL 7 April 1942 Huntsville, Alabama

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340

Buried

Beucha, Germany 30 May 1944 Interred Beucha cemetery

Buried

Cedar Hill Cemetery Scottsboro Jackson County AL Re-Interred Cedar Hill Cemetery Scottsboro Jackson County Alabama

Based

Molesworth 28 May 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25062452/james-alfred-mccamy
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28645039
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28645039
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong

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MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 47496 - 2nd Lt James Alfred McCamy, 303BG