James P Gaffney

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41263.jpeg UPL 41263 James Paul Gaffney of the 306th Bomb Group

Image courtesy of Matt Gaffney, Nephew, from his family memorabilia collection.

Object Number - UPL 41263 - James Paul Gaffney of the 306th Bomb Group

Shot down 30 December 1942 in B-17F 42-2975 while serving as Tail Gunner. He is believed to have baled out of the stricken aircraft over the sea and was drowned. The aircraft crashed into the sea off the Ile d'Ouessant, France. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Ushant, France 30 December 1942 Killed when the aircraft was attacked by German fighters and crashed into the sea near the Ile d'Ouessant, France. He is believed to have bales out of the aircraft over the sea and was drowned. His remains have never been recovered.

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Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 8-Dec-2014. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15079; edited biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing information in this database.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Heys Vol. 1 p 56, MACR 15079

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