James E Murray
Military ROLL OF HONOURJames Murray was a last minute substitute Navigator and not a regular member of Pilot Robert W. Seelos' crew. Seelos, Murray and 8 other men were shot down 5 April 1943 in B-17 #41-24465 'Montana Power'. James Murray was Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34258894
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14071743
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16022965
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16035409 and O-661851
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39826025
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Montana Power
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 April 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 15 January 1942 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kalmthout, Belgium | 5 April 1943 | |
Born |
Massachusetts, United States | ||
Buried |
Found dead on 5 April at the place of the crash. His remains were first buried at the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium. After the war his remains were transferred to the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium |
Revisions
MACR 15534
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
Research on plane and crew for website www.evasioncomete.org
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15533 / MACR 15533, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 99-100, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 81-82, ABMC. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database