James Loyce Babek

Military

From Texas

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

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

49th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38143

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Buried

Florence, Italy Florence American Cemetery

Other

Killed in Action (KIA).

Adriatic Sea 19 March 1944

Revisions

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Added an association to Amendola, the home base for the 2nd Bomb Group.

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Added a Buried event per MACR 3286 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28623608

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Added an association to the A/C #42-3413 per info in the A/C description section.

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Updated his middle name per Find-a-grave ID 55901236.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55901236/james-loyce-babek

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Added Role/job and Updated Highest Rank per MACR 3286 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28623582

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From abmc.gov