James Albert Mabante
Military
Object Number - UPL 60195 - S/Sgt James A. Mabante
Assigned to 348BS, 99BG, 15AF USAAF.. Failed to Return (FTR) Innsbruck in B-17 42-5832; no.3 engine on fire, run away prop, A/C exploded in mid air, crashed Innsbruck, Germany; MACR 1527 Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME, PH..
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: War Bird II
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 July 1920 | ||
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Enlisted |
3 June 1942 | EnlistedPhoenix Arizona | |
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Died Killed in Action |
19 December 1943 | Killed in ActionInnsbruck, Austria | |
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Buried |
1 January 1949 | InterredCity of Nogales CemeteryNogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
