James Joseph McConnell

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media-50304.jpeg UPL 50304 1st Lt James J McConnell, 389BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 50304 - 1st Lt James J McConnell, 389BG.

Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilhite crew. Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853

Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

389th Bomb Group

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

566th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

David Lee Wilhite

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-405475
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-41013

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: - Trouble
Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron

Places

Hethel

Site type: Airfield

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Abington, PA	25 March 1920	Son of Arthur Richard McConnell.
Enlisted	Fort George G Meade, MD	5 February 1942	Fort George G Meade, Maryland
Died	Orleans, France	7 January 1944	Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853
Buried	Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial		Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot D Row 21 Grave 41
	Abington, PA
Based	Hethel	7 January 1944	Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.