James L Lee

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 8 Nov 1942, on first mission, B-17F #41-24570 "Panhandle Doggie" 91BG/323BS suffered severe damage on the mission to bomb the German airfield Abbeville/Drucat but plane returned with all crew and was salvaged. He was serving as Co-Pilot on that aircraft. The navigator and bombardier were wounded.



Killed in Action 3 January 1943 in B-17F #42-5084 'Panhandle Doggie II' 91BG/323BS while serving as Co-Pilot. Aircraft received severe damage from flak over the target of St. Nazaire, France and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France. His remains have never been recovered.



Purple Heart, Air Medal

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24570

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panhandle Dogie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

42-5084

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panhandle Dogie II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grand Haven, Michigan 28 September 1917

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belle Île, France 3 January 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained severe damage from flak over the target and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "II" characters to the end of nickname of A/C #42-5084.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Corrected typo in biography.

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Lee Cunningham 9-Nov-2015. Made aircraft and mission connections per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & john A. Hey MBE. Also this entry is a COMBINATION of a duplicate.

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Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) record; Added SN and crew position per MACR 2286; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event, description , 8-Nov-42 biography and 3-Jan-43 biography details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2286; Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44, 60 S; JC Gould;