James D Green

Military

James D. Green was a patient on board C-47 (serial number 42-93038) which was transporting wounded infantrymen back to the US from France on a flight from Filton to Prestwick. The pilot was forced to fly low, because of cloud cover and struck a cliff, killing all 22 people on board.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 441st Troop Carrier Group 301st Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 July 1944

Buried

Plot G Row 3 Grave 7

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Sources

MACR 15532;
"Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces" , Bishop & Hey, vol. 4, p 482;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295331/theron-s-ward