James Edward Sheehan Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA). 11-Sep-44, crashed at Helfta in B-17 Kidley Divey 42-102426
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kidley Divey
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 29 September 1923 | Born Brooklyn, New York |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton Yaphank New York | 3 March 1943 | Enlisted Camp Upton Yaphank New York |
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Died Killed in action |
11 September 1944 | Died Helfta, Germany | |
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Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn, New York | 1 January 1949 | Re-Interred Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8891
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8891