James Joseph Burns

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56990.jpeg UPL 56990 1st Lt James J Burns, 322BG

Object Number - UPL 56990 - 1st Lt James J Burns, 322BG

Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7046



Awards: AM (9OLC), EAME (2 x Battle Stars), PH.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12046122 / O-793729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL 16 July 1919 Son of Catherine Mary Burns. Husband to Margaret H Burns.

Died

Loire Riverbank 19 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7046

Based

Killed in Action (KIA) (?)

Andrews Field 19 July 1944 Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Brittany, France Plot O Row 4 Grave 5

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Sources

451 BS Assoc, B-26 memorials guide / 9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association)

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