James B Taylor
MilitaryRear L-R: 2Lt Austin Julius Mack, 2Lt Herbert E Levy Jr., 1Lt Hobart H Steely, 2Lt Charles M Hall, 2Lt James B. "Jim" Taylor.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Douglas L Jones, S/Sgt Woodroe Gilbert Dulin, S/Sgt James B Cox, S/Sgt William H 'Syracuse' Loveland, Sgt Leslie H "Buster" Schweinebraten, Sgt Royal G Kennard Jr.
2LT James B. Taylor, 1091, Pilot, was assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943 as crew pilot. HE did not fly any combat missions with the 384th bomb Group.
Although clearly assigned to the 384th BG on 5 December 1943, this crewmember began flying combat missions with the 303rd BG on-or-about 14 December, and never appeared on any 384th BG combat rosters. The pilot's son reports: 'My Dad and his crew had arrived at the 384th from the CCRC, and were promptly sent to the 303rd. This occurred after the CCRC had received an urgent call from Major Mel Schulstad for replacement pilots/crews for the 303rd following heavy losses during missions.'
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18116369 at enlistment, then O-697880
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12099384
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 612, Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-752576
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13168157
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16009821 / O-434631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: 1034 Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Transferred |
18 December 1943 | Transferred from the 384th Bomb Group to the 303rd Bomb Group per 1st Air Division Special Orders #94 dated 18 December 1943. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000
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