James Edwin Canard Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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T/Sgt James Edwin Canard Jr, 95BG.
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Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters , Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2258
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742956
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Herky Jerky II aka Lover Boy
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
12 September 1922 | Son of James Edwin Sr and Marie A Canard. | |
Enlisted |
28 October 1942 | Newark, New Jersey | |
Died |
24 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters , KIA MACR 2258 | |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 9 Grave 22 | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
24 January 1944 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2258 / MACR 2258, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database