James Arthur Adovasio
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrew member B-24 Liberator 42-40773 564th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Capt Edward L Fowble, returning safely to Libya. (**** This needs verifying as there is no evidence in any reviewed source documentation)
4th Oct 43, in the aftermath of the Wiener Nuestadt raid A/C was damaged and leaking fuel. Parts were unavailable in Tunisia. The 389th was ordered back to Hethel so Capt Fowble attempted to divert to Morocco to make repairs. I for item (42-40773 I/K) crashed 1 mile short of Marrakesh, in first leg of return to Hethel from Tunis, due to fuel exhaustion with 12 aboard killed.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Youngstown, OH | 16 May 1943 | |
Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 1943 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Capt Edward L Fowble, returning safely to Libya. (****** This needs verifying as there is no evidence in any reviewed source documentation) |
Died |
Marrakesh, Morocco | 3 October 1943 | In the aftermath of the Wiener Nuestadt raid, his aircraft was damaged and leaking fuel. Parts were unavailable in Tunisia. The 389th was ordered back to Hethel so Capt Fowble attempted to divert to Morocco to make repairs. I for item (42-40773 I/K) crashed 1 mile short of Marrakesh, in first leg of return to Hethel from Tunis, due to fuel exhaustion with 12 aboard killed. |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County MO | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County Missouri, USA. | |
Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 3 October 1943 | 564th BS, 389th BG, 8th. TDY 9th AF. |
Ohio, USA | Ohio, USA. |
Revisions
Changed date of death due to gravestone being different: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=320426&GRid=140…;