James Clayton Rivers
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15170474 / O-828823
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lexington, KY | 26 August 1924 | Son of Bessie Rivers. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 22 March 1943 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
17 March 1945 | ||
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Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot H Row 11 Grave 18 | ||
| Pomona, CA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13080