James Carl Owens

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media-13407.jpeg UPL 13407 T/Sgt James Carl Owens, B-24 ~ Waist Gunner

KIA= 22 DEC 1943

B-24 ~ #42-7554 "Tail End Charlie" after coming under attack by German fighters, crashed into the cemetery in Mirns, Netherlands.

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Object Number - UPL 13407 - T/Sgt James Carl Owens, B-24 ~ Waist Gunner KIA= 22 DEC 1943 B-24 ~ #42-7554 "Tail End Charlie" after coming under attack by German fighters,...

B-24 - #42-7554 - 8th AF, 445th BG, 702nd BS - stationed in NOV 1943 at RAF Tibenham.



Crashed into the cemetery in Mirns, Friesland, the Netherlands on 22 DEC 1943, killing 7 of the 10 crew.



Story written about the crash in MAR 2015 by Mr. Jaap Halma

http://www.heritageleague.org/brian/54.pdf



11 NOV 2015 Commemoration ceremony photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/b-24_liberator_42-7554/albums



11 NOV 2015 YouTube video of event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpI3Tf-GWc

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-465407
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-807665 / # 12035086
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14061673 / O-732613
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38188018
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-674179 / 129-07-0548
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tail End Charlie
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fulton County, GA, USA 26 November 1920

Died

8573 Mirns, Netherlands 22 December 1943

Buried

Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN 38122, USA T/Sgt Owens was first buried at the cemetery in Mirns, Netherlands. Then in 1950 his body was sent back to the states to his final resting location in Memphis Nat'l Cemetery.

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2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

James Carl Owens: Gallery (5 items)