James O Jones Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIA in B17F 41-24469 while serving as Waist Gunner. Participated in mission of 3 January 1943 to submarine yards at St. Nazaire, France that was successful but this was one of 3 planes of the 306th forced to land at RAF Station St. Eval, Cornwall. Planes were weatherbound for 3 days there. Took off on the January 7, but weather closed in and Pilot Brandon was forced to return to St. Eval. One landing attempt was unsuccessful and plane pulled up to make a second attempt but was never seen or heard from again.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed on Mission (KOM) |
Saint Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK | 1 January 1943 | Killed when aircraft crashed into the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval while attempting to return to Thurleigh. |
Born |
Texas | ||
Other Commemorated |
Saint-James, France | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Jan-2015. Added SN, decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Added crew position and minor edits to Description; KOM event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.
Combat Chronology, , Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey Vol. 1 p. 62 WWII Memorial web site. 306th BG Squadron Diaries 1942-45 p. 8 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia