James Richard Hardin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25115
Object Number - UPL 25590 - James R. Hardin, 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY 9AF USAAF. Shot down 16-Apr-43 in B-24 41-24122 'Missouri Sue'. Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), 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: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-430993
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Missouri Sue
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama | 12 June 1921 | BornBirmingham, Alabama |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, Alabama | 22 January 1942 | EnlistedMontgomery, Alabama |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bay of Biscay | 16 April 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Bay of Biscay |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial St-James, France | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingBrittany American Cemetery and MemorialSt-James, France |
Revisions
ABMC; MACR 15703, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 pp. 81-2 and 104. Ted's Traveling Circus picture p. 78, 94 includes crew picture. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15730 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
