James L Guiliano

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in B-26B 41-18058 [ER:S] the aircraft was hit by flak on mission to Boulogne, France. Engine damaged by hit, aircraft flipped and crashed into the English Channel. His remains washed up on the shore on 26-Sep-43 and buried by the Germans in the British WWI Cemetery at Etaples, France. The 322nd was moved to the 9th AF Oct. 1943.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 9 September 1943 Killed when the aircraft was struck by flak and crashed into the English Channel near the target of Boulogne, France.

Buried

Étaples, France 23 September 1943 His remains washed ashore and were bruied by the Germans in the British WWI Cemetery at Etaples, France

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15064; Made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Added burial event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A, Hey. MBE. Edited Summary biograpy adding call sign, unit association and crew position.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15604, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 279