James H Wallace

Military

Commanding Officer, 303rd Bomb Group 13-Jul-42 to 12-Feb-43.



Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.







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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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24559) nicknamed "Old Soljer" of the 303rd Bomb Group. Passed as censored 25 Jan 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17 "Old Soljer". 25 Jan 1943.' Printed caption attached: 'How The Boys Live And Work At Flying Fortress Station In England. Wide World Photo Shows:- Side view of Fortress. This one's been named "Old Soljer" by her crew, who have painted the name on the side of the fuselage, as shown here. WW/ALA. 26-1-43.' On reverse: Ministry of Information, As

41-24559

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ooold Soljer
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

41-24580

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellcat Agnes : No Monkey Business
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Captain Albert W. Dieffenback, a bombardier of the 303rd Bomb Group, admires Bugs Bunny painted onto the nose of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 9 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '14. Captain Albert W. Dieffenbach, of Garrett Park, Md., and the bomber in which he flies as group bombardier.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].

41-24619

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: S For Sugar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Mission #1, COL James H. Wallace, w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24580 "Hellcat Agnes", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, COL James H. Wallace, w/B-17F 41-24619 303BG/427BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, COL James H. Wallace, w/B-17F 41-24559 303BG/360BS

Lille, France 6 December 1943 Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission particiaption statement to Summary Biography; Made connections to Units (BS); Aircraft (through 3-Jan-43) and Missions (thorugh 3-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian. http://www.303rdbg.com/

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Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2015. Restoring data from Software test.

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Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2015. Testing software display.

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Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Description: http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/303bg.HTM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#W